How should NASA spend its 16 billion dollar-plus budget? Fixing the Hubble space telescope? Sending astronauts to the moon? In this hour, Ira Flatow is joined by House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert , who is holding hearings on NASA's spending plan.

We'll also get perspectives from NASA administrators and the astronomical community. Plus we'll talk with knight and mathematician, Sir Roger Penrose, about his latest book "The Road to Reality."

Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (2-3 Eastern).Teachers can learn more about teaching with Science Friday programming in the Science Friday Kids' Connection.

Guests:

Sherwood Boehlert
Representative , New York, 24th District
Chairman, House Science Committee
Utica, New York

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Steve Isakowitz
Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration
Former NASA Comptroller
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, DC

Kevin Marvel
Deputy Executive Officer
American Astronomical Society
Washington, DC

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Sir Roger Penrose
Author, "The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe," (Knopf, 2005)
Emeritus Professor of Mathematics
Oxford University
Oxford, United Kingdom

Books/Articles Discussed:

"The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe," by Roger Penrose. Knopf, 2005.

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This segment produced by Annette Heist