An interesting and at times a bit depressing article on the current state of funding and planning for next-gen space telescopes… and how we’re probably not going to get what we should really want.

NASA’s Next Flagship Mission May Be A Crushing Disappointment For Astrophysics

Plus, this:

NASA funding is at the lowest rate as a percentage of the Federal budget – 0.4% – since 1958. Back when we could barely put a ham sammich into orbit.