If you’re one of those people who already have a 2006 calendar and are making plans for next year (while the rest of us try and figure out what’s on the schedule for today), you should take note of some dates for Congressional lobbying activity. ProSpace announced this week that it has set the dates for its annual March Storm grassroots lobbying blitz for Sunday, February 26 through Wednesday, March 1.(Yes, that means most of March Storm is not taking place in March; I suppose “February Blizzard” doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as well.) Also, the Space Exploration Alliance has scheduled several events on the Hill, including February 8-10, June 7-9, and October 4-6, although no details about those events have been publicized yet. (The SEA is also planning home district visits in August, similar to what they organized earlier this year.)
One other note: the SEA flyer distributed earlier this week about their 2006 schedule included the logos of 13 organizations, while their web site lists 15 organizations. Missing on the flyer were the AIAA and The Planetary Society: it’s not clear if these organizations have left the SEA, as the Space Frontier Foundation did in October, didn’t want to be associated with Congressional efforts, or if their omission was simply a production error.
