`` This bill will allow multiple private companies to move forward with developing this capability , '' he said , adding that tax money will be saved and `` thousands of new high-tech jobs '' will be created in those companies . The NASA budget approved by Congress will delay the shuttle program until next June . As the shuttle program begins , more than 300 NASA workers will lose their jobs . More than 1,200 NASA workers are to be laid off annually .
The NASA budget approved by Congress will delay the shuttle program until next June . As the shuttle program begins , more than 300 NASA workers will lose their jobs . More than 1,200 NASA workers are to be laid off annually .