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{{main|Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee}}
The Obama administration instituted the Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee, also known as the Augustine Commission, to review the [[human spaceflight]] plans of the United States after the time [[NASA]] had planned to retire the [[Space Shuttle]]. Their goal was to ensure the nation is on "a vigorous and sustainable path to achieving its boldest aspirations in space." The review was announced by the [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] (OSTP) on May 7, 2009.<ref name="ostp090507">{{cite web |url=http://www.ostp.gov/galleries/press_release_files/NASA%20Review.pdf| accessdate=September 9, 2009| format=[[PDF]]| title=U.S. Announces Review of Human Space Flight Plans |date=May 7, 2009 |publisher=[[Office of Science and Technology Policy]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/06/08/NASA-launches-another-Web-site/UPI-78541244470860/| accessdate=September 9, 2009 |title=NASA launches another Web site |date=June 8, 2009 |publisher=[[United Press International]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.nasa.gov/offices/hsf/home/index.html| accessdate=September 9, 2009 | title=Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee| date=September 8, 2009| first=Dennis| last=Bonilla |authorlink=Dennis Bonilla | publisher=[[NASA]]}}</ref> The report was released on October 22, 2009.<ref>[http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/10/no-nasa-augusti.html Sciencemag – No to NASA]</ref>
The Committee judged the nine-year-old [[Constellation program]] to be so behind schedule, underfunded and over budget that meeting any of its goals would not be possible. The President removed the program from the 2010 NASA budget request and a bi-partisan congress refused to fund it any longer, effectively canceling the program. One component of the program, the [[Orion crew capsule]], was added back to plans but as a rescue vehicle to complement the Russian [[Soyuz (spacecraft)|Soyuz]] in returning Station crews to Earth in the event of an emergency.<ref name="NPR">{{cite news|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126023150|title=NASA's Flight Plan Gets Small Course Corrections|last=Stencel|first=Mark |date=April 15, 2010|publisher=NPR|accessdate=April 15, 2010}}</ref>
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