Comments on: Briefly: Fattah endorses ISS extension; Dryden renaming bill becomes law http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/01/17/briefly-fattah-endorses-iss-extension-dryden-renaming-bill-becomes-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=briefly-fattah-endorses-iss-extension-dryden-renaming-bill-becomes-law 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 Hillhoyse http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/01/17/briefly-fattah-endorses-iss-extension-dryden-renaming-bill-becomes-law/#comment-457622 Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:14:00 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6825#comment-457622 The extension of the ISS is good news for the commercial space sector as it gives them a destination for 4-6 years. So is Rep. Farrah’s support for ISS’s extension. All good news.

The Congressman’s concerns about support by our other ISS partners for such an extension is well founded, given the struggle in 2010 that was winning their support for extending ISS to 2020. Anyone know how Holdren’s meeting with ISS partner reps last week went?

]]> By: Stephen C. Smith http://www.spacepolitics.com/2014/01/17/briefly-fattah-endorses-iss-extension-dryden-renaming-bill-becomes-law/#comment-457605 Sun, 19 Jan 2014 12:49:44 +0000 http://www.spacepolitics.com/?p=6825#comment-457605 Sorry, Jeff for the off-topic post … Rand Simberg has a guest column in this morning’s Florida Today:

“Government Should Butt Out of Space Race”

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