Congressman Says NASA Needs More Funding

March 16, 2007 By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer NASA logo

(AP) -- The chairman of the U.S. House science committee said Thursday that NASA is headed for "a train wreck" if the space agency isn't better funded to finish building the international space station and develop the next-generation spacecraft.

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