Re:THE PROGRAM IS BEING HALTED! (Score 2, Insightful)

I think this programs future has been uncertain because of the uncertainty of its success. Remember what happened to the first one. Governments tend to be very wary of failure in expensive scientific endeavors, even if those failures teach us lessons necessary to succeed. Now that they've had a pretty stunning success, at the very least the millitary is going to be VERY interested in continuing this project (they're already funding this part) and even if NASA's budget doesn't allow for continuing this program with current priorities, I think the Military has been convinced this is a direction worth pursuing further. Just a guess on my part, but I bet you see new funding quite soon.