And it's a huge opportunity for NASA as well as for space exploration and science. Obama has proposed a new budget for NASA that directs it to focus on longer-term goals, and adds another $6 billion over the next five years (at a time when almost every other agency faces budget cuts).
实际上，这场变动也是NASA内部变动的延伸，而具体操刀的则是总统奥巴马任命的新主管查理·博尔顿，但这无论是对于NASA自身，还有太空探索和科技来说都是一次巨大的机遇。奥巴马总统为NASA提出了一个新的预算方案，将其工作方面转向实现某些长期目标，并在未来五年内额外追加了60亿美元预算（须知这可是在其他机构都在勒紧裤带的时候）。