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SPACE SCIENCE: NASA Reining in PI-Led Planetary Missions
Richard A. Kerr
After NASA missions to the planets that were led by principal investigators busted budgets and one ended catastrophically in space, the agency is grappling with containing costs while maximizing scientific return.