How will NASA fare if US government shuts down?

Space.com : Because US lawmakers have yet to pass a budget for FY 2011, the government has been operating under a stopgap measure called a continuing resolution (CR) that extends last year’s funding. The latest CR, which was passed yesterday by the House and which comes before the Senate today, would fund the government for two more weeks. Clara Moskowitz of Space.com considers the possible effects on NASA if the government is forced to shut down. In the event of a shutdown, all NASA workers considered essential, such as those working on the Discovery space shuttle mission, would likely stay on, while support personnel such as cafeteria workers and office managers would be sent home. As bad as this sounds, it wouldn’t be the first time, she points out. The federal government shut down in November 1995 while President Clinton negotiated with Congress, which coincided with the STS-74 mission of the space shuttle Atlantis as it visited Russia’s Mir space station.