In article , "Dr. O"
dr.o@xxxxx.? writes

Mars probes, the space telescopes, the Discovery missions - would
continue, but would they
cut the more expensive deep space missions such as Pluto Express or to
Mercury or Jupiter?
I hope not, but we shall see.

I would hate to see Pluto Express get scrapped. I would like to see a
close-up snapshot of Pluto in my lifetime.

Likewise.

What would be considered the 'most important' unmanned missions in the
planning or construction stages at the moment? (I'm assuming that all
missions actually in progress e.g. Cassini/Huygens would be protected)?

How high up the list would Pluto Express or JIMO be?
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