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Nature 418, 263 (18 July 2002) | doi:10.1038/418263a

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Cutbacks 'will cripple space station science'

Tony Reichhardt

The scaled-down International Space Station (ISS) currently proposed by NASA — with only three astronauts on board and very limited resources — would be able to do very little high-priority science, according to a review of research planned for it.If the curtailed design is not enhanced, "NASA should cease to characterize the ISS as a science-driven programme", charges the Research Maximization and Prioritization (REMAP) task force, which presented the outcome of its four-month assessment to NASA's Advisory Council on 10 July.