Congress proposes canceling space telescope

New Scientist : Yesterday, in a draft 2012 budget for NASA and other government agencies, a congressional committee proposed canceling the James Webb Space Telescope. The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, which creates a draft budget for NASA each year, announced in a press release that it proposed to terminate funding because the telescope “is billions of dollars over budget and plagued by poor management.” To go into effect, the draft budget will need to be approved by the entire Appropriations Committee, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and President Obama.