Mr. Rothenberg told him that NASA is looking at the possibility of a Neurolab reflight and other possible programs to fill that flight opportunity. Mr. Goldin added that a new contract with SpaceHab to work on shuttle manifest takes these slips into consideration. Mr. Goldin answered that a National Peer Review has been planned for June 2012 to determine if the ISS is still generating desired results, and if the U.S. will continue to fund it. Mr. Goldin answered that it has the potential for enormous savings, as well as providing better protection for the astronauts. A brief discussion regarding NASA's leadership in Equal Employment Opportunity followed, with Congressman Stokes claiming he cited NASA and Administrator Goldin as exemplary models in this area.
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