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NASA announced this week that they are scaling back plans for the Orion shuttle. They are planning to drop the crew capacity from 6 to 4 in order to meet the March 15th, 2015 deadline. The current shuttle carries seven astronauts.

Also, acting administrator, Chris Scolese told members of Congress that NASA would not likely pursue a permanent moon base. Missions to Mars or a near Earth asteroid were mentioned as possible replacement goals for NASA. The moon base was originally scheduled for completion by 2020.