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Funding Predictability, Roadmap Needed For Space Programs, Industry Exec Says

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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic A more steady stream of funding and clearer coordinating principles are needed to get the U.S. space industry on solid footing, a top industry executive said yesterday. For industry to better align their resources...we really need a longer term vision, plan and roadmap for U.S. government space" programs, said Jim Maser, the president of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne [UTX], a top U.S. producer of rocket engines that use liquid propellants. President Barack Obama earlier this year appointed…

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