[url=http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1401/17budget/#.Utv5LbQo6M9]Metaphorically speaking of course, they never really left.[/url] >Administration asked for $17.7b, Congress approved $17.6b >$800m increase over 2012 and 2013 budgets >$3.1b for continued development of Orion and SLS for Mars mission >$5.2b for science missions including a new unmanned mission to Europa to search its oceans for life >$700m in incentives for commercial crew >ISS mission is extended thru 2024 Ah, what fine day for science!