Since many have commented on the term "austerity" (and that I implied that NASA is undergoing austerity measures), I should clarify that I only meant "the gener

Since many have commented on the term "austerity" (and that I implied that NASA is undergoing austerity measures), I should clarify that I only meant "the general political sentiment that austerity is a GOOD thing notwithstanding, it still sucks that NASA can't (culturally) buy a bottle of champagne when they complete a $1.5bn project". Apologies for popping the austerity genie out of the bottle.