Not to fret.
This is being led by exploration.
Exploration enables science.
Scientists are not running NASA now.
This isn't Carl Sagan's NASA anymore.
Actually, I think we ought to let Scaled Composites do it (not NASA). Burt Rutan will get it done at a 10th the price.
It never was. With all my years in NASA, I never once saw Carl in charge.
And yes I knew Carl and even was on one of the same shows (about radio astronomy) with him on the Discovery Channel.