Comments on: Florida Today: Kosmas and her “willingness to fight” for NASA funding http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/10/23/florida-today-kosmas-and-her-willingness-to-fight-for-nasa-funding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=florida-today-kosmas-and-her-willingness-to-fight-for-nasa-funding 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: Inquiring Mind http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/10/23/florida-today-kosmas-and-her-willingness-to-fight-for-nasa-funding/#comment-135996 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:58:47 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=1778#comment-135996 Adrian,

What would be useful is if you could describe what parts of space policy you think she would focus upon (beyond jobs for the district of course) and what you think she would do on those issues.

Is she interested in COTS (as long as they fly out of the Cape?)

Is she interested in COTS D to “reduce the gap”?

Is she interested in expanding the use of the ISS for biotechnology/biomedical research (building upon the biotech investments in Florida as well as space)?

Since she is committed to “alternative energies”, would she be interested in space solar power?

Might she want to focus on bringing suborbital RLV companies to Florida?

These are just a few of many things that a committed (and smart) Member of Congress could help with on space policy.

– Inquiring Mind

]]> By: Adrian http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/10/23/florida-today-kosmas-and-her-willingness-to-fight-for-nasa-funding/#comment-135991 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:49:43 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=1778#comment-135991 I think I can probably say with some certainty that no other individual commenter here has talked at any length with Ms. Kosmas. I have lived in her district, I have asked her some specific questions regarding space policy when the opportunity arose, and she did not disappoint. I would not describe her as an expert, but she genuinely seemed committed to the cause and to the industry. I dont know how else to say it without seeming like a partisan.

]]> By: pr http://www.spacepolitics.com/2008/10/23/florida-today-kosmas-and-her-willingness-to-fight-for-nasa-funding/#comment-135963 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:49:09 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=1778#comment-135963 Florida Today endorses a Democrat. How extraordinary.

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