Perhaps most significant, the spending outline would "transfer space station management reporting from the Johnson Space Center in Texas to NASA headquarters until a new program management plan is developed and approved, " according to the proposed budget.

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Mr Osborne will outline spending plans for 2015-6 - the first full year after the next election - in June, with further extensive cuts expected.

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The government review will outline its spending priorities for the future when it is published in October.

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