Comments on: Senate Commerce Committee and the NASA authorization bill http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/09/22/senate-commerce-committee-and-the-nasa-authorization-bill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senate-commerce-committee-and-the-nasa-authorization-bill Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Jim http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/09/22/senate-commerce-committee-and-the-nasa-authorization-bill/#comment-1487 Mon, 27 Sep 2004 08:58:46 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=308#comment-1487 Folks, you have to keep the different bills and amendments straight. Jeff’s original post was about the NASA Authorization bill being considered in the Senate Commerce Committee. The “controversial” amendment to that Authorization bill is indeed described by Sen. Hutchison (R-TX)’s news release cited above on Spaceref, basically says that the Space Shuttle should continue flying until AFTER a U.S. CEV is flying. The fact that there is no money to develop a CEV without retiring the Shuttle seems to be completely lost on Sen. Hutchison.

That is why there was controversy at the markup.

]]> By: Don http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/09/22/senate-commerce-committee-and-the-nasa-authorization-bill/#comment-1486 Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:30:18 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=308#comment-1486 Did anyone see anything in this bill related to the search for Earth-like planets? It seems with the new discovery of two new Neptune-sized planets that this would be a hotter topic and something Congress should be encouraging.

]]> By: John Malkin http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/09/22/senate-commerce-committee-and-the-nasa-authorization-bill/#comment-1485 Fri, 24 Sep 2004 16:37:13 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=308#comment-1485 In American English they are saying they support the money but they don’t want the blame for spending the money. They want the blame to go to the entire senate and/or house. What would we do without politics? That is rhetorical.

At least they are talking about space, Americans may yet get out of earth orbit before the quater century.

]]> By: Harold LaValley http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/09/22/senate-commerce-committee-and-the-nasa-authorization-bill/#comment-1484 Thu, 23 Sep 2004 18:44:46 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=308#comment-1484 Space Watch: NASA gets a budget boost
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040921-055443-8222R

Quote:
If the bill and amendment package approved by the Appropriations Committee actually does arrive on the Senate floor, some Democrats who approved the measure in the committee warned that a fight is looming.

“I’m not going to offer an amendment today,” said Sen. Byron L. Dorgan, D-N.D. “But this needs to be addressed on the floor of the Senate.”

Even Stevens warned inflating the budget with emergency spending measures was likely to trigger other objections.

“(The White House Office of Management and Budget) is disturbed by the level of emergencies we’ve been spending,” Stevens said.

Others who wound up supporting Mikulski’s move did so reluctantly.

“I support this amendment, but I don’t like supporting this amendment,” said Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan.

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Well which is it do you or do you not support the amendment.

]]> By: Harold LaValley http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/09/22/senate-commerce-committee-and-the-nasa-authorization-bill/#comment-1483 Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:33:03 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=308#comment-1483 Status of FY2005 Appropriations Bills

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/app05.html

]]> By: Harold LaValley http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/09/22/senate-commerce-committee-and-the-nasa-authorization-bill/#comment-1482 Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:58:09 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=308#comment-1482 This article fills in the gap on the why an amendment was put forth with the extra money for shuttle and hubble.

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Approves NASA Authorization Act
Includes Amendment Introduced by Sen. Hutchison to Maintain U.S. Access to Space

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=15100

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