Comments on: House to vote on launch indemnification extension today

By: Jeff Foust

Jeff Foust — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:12:35 +0000

who is up on the Democratic side of the Space Committee?

If you’re referring to the space and aeronautics subcommittee of the House Science Committee, subcommittee chairmanships will be announced in January after the new Congress convenes. Rep. Costello is the current ranking member of that subcommittee but is retiring. If I had to guess his successor, assuming no major changes in committee assignments, it would be Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD).

By: E.P. Grondine

E.P. Grondine — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:04:36 +0000

While I wish all the players the best of luck,

My guess is Matt means “doesn’t kill any passengers”.

There will probably have to be some kind of really specific language to keep the trial lawyers from hooking up with dead millionaires’ trophy wives and mistresses in the case of a “flight anomaly”.

In other news, I read the Senate is pulling in Petraeus to testify. The hearing will be held in the Strom Thurmond Room.

Transportation will be provided by W. Mills’ Limousine Services.

You know, they say don’t have a hearing unless you know what the testimony will be. This story has already had some major surprises, and there will be more coming.

Jeff, who is up on the Democratic side of the Space Committee?

By: Googaw

Googaw — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:10:58 +0000

What do you mean by “performs well”?

By: Matt McClanahan

Matt McClanahan — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:07:10 +0000

Perhaps, but if the industry performs well for those two years, extending it again afterwards should become an even easier decision. On the other hand, it gives Congress another opportunity to hang unrelated provisions on the bill in two years time and sabotage the extension.

By: Googaw

Googaw — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:04:16 +0000

It’s very unfortunate that it is only two years. Businesses in this industry typically have longer time horizons than that.