This was a tough year for the formerly high-flying and universally beloved U.S. space agency. Not only has their budget seen deep cuts as the US Government tries to balance its books, but they also celebrated the bitter-sweet final mission of their once marquee Space Shuttle Program. NASA Inspector General Paul Martin went before the House Sciences, Space, and Technology Subcommittee and revealed that the computer networks belonging one of the worlds most highly educated and forward thinking agencies had been compromised repeatedly over the last two years.”]