With NASA needing more money sooner than expected if it is going to shave as many as four years off the development of a space shuttle replacement, the White House sent Congress a revised budget request that would provide an additional $292 million for the U.S. space agency’s efforts to design and build the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and new launcher.

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