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Lawmakers Want Answers From NASA After Announcement Of Potential SLS Slip

Pat Host

Friday, August 29th, 2014

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Lawmakers Want Answers From NASA After Announcement Of Potential SLS Slip

Artist's illustration of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) heavy lift launch vehicle concept. Photo: NASA.

A pair of lawmakers wants answers from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden after the civil space agency announced the initial flight of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket may not take place until as late as November 2018. “It is troubling that NASA officials are now claiming the agency is challenged to meet dates that you assured the committee were attainable under lower funding levels,” House Science, Space and Technology Committee (HSSTC) Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and space subcommittee chairman Steven…

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