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Drkskywxlt
Time sensitive...webcast ongoing now from 11-12:30pm US Eastern time today. Should be a link on the Astro2010 webpage following the webcast with the full report to read.


http://sites.nationalacademies.org/BPA/BPA_049810
Drkskywxlt
Priorities:

1. WFIRST...Wide-field Infrared Space Telescope for dark energy and exoplanet science
2. Expanded Explorer Program
3. LISA...Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
4. IXO...International X-ray Observatory

http://www.space.com/news/huge-telescopes-...ort-100813.html
Drkskywxlt
With JWST pushed back to late 2015 at earliest and with billions more in cost overruns, it seems these priorities are being kicked down the road aways.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/science/...amp;ref=science
stevesliva
Great update on WFIRST here:
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2304/1
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