use the word undefined. everything in that budget is undefined. there is no focus. >> the white house says that the just cancelled constellation program was way behind schedule and was unworkable. they hope that their plan leaps past the moon on to the moons of mars and eventually to mars itself. many big names in the space game, shep, are asking questions. are these goals too loosely defined? are they too far in the future? and have, perhaps, we given our rivals the chance to become the dominant leaders in space. shep? >> shepard: brian wilson live in kennedy space center. thank you. the president also made news with a brand new assessment of the war in afghanistan. he spoke to a television station in australia and said things that really -- things in that conflict are getting much better. that the taliban are losing momentum and that his plans to begin drawing down troops next year are right on track. the president says we can't be there in perpetuity. neither the american people nor the australian people should be