The Final Space Flight

Today I watched NASA space shuttle Atlantis leave Earth, marking the program's final flight. It is unclear as to what will happen to the space program.  It has been said that there will be no more space flights.  Does this mean that there will be no more astronauts?  What about NASA?  It is sad to think that 5 or 10 years from now children will not know what an astronaut was or what a space shuttle looked like.  It is so hard to believe that this is yet again something that will have to be taught from a textbook or the internet.  My heart is heavy for the ones that will either be without a job or will have to go and work for the Russians.  I guess this is just another job that is being sent overseas.  What about the kids right now that have only dreamed of being astronauts...what will happen to their dream?