SPACE STATION:
Can Space Station Science Be Fixed?
Andrew Lawler
Next month, a star-studded, 20-member scientific panel appointed by NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will propose a firm list of priorities for research aboard the space station. To be effective, the panel must make a case convincing enough to win the backing of a cash-strapped NASA, a parochial Congress, and a fed-up research community--a tall order. The timing may be right, however.