NASA budget may force premature cancellation of either Curiosity or Cassini . Janet Vertesi : The cuts not only hurt scientists , but also our leadership in STEM . Vertesi : ( CNN ) -- We have to be able to compete with China and India for talent. She says if we end the Cassini or the Curiosity mission , it would be a national crisis .
NASA budget may force premature cancellation of either Curiosity or Cassini . Janet Vertesi : The cuts not only hurt scientists , but also our leadership in STEM . Vertesi : We have to be able to compete with China and India for talent. She says if we end the Cassini or the Curiosity mission , it would be a national crisis .