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NASA Authorizers Tout Constellation, Grill Augustine On Review

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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford A congressional committee questioned a preliminary report by a blue-ribbon panel on the future of human spaceflight yesterday, voicing support for NASA's current Constellation effort that some lawmakers argued should have factored more into the assessment. Retired Lockheed Martin [LMT] CEO Norman Augustine defended the work of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, which he chairs and is still preparing a final report for the White House. Its report, only available now in the…

Congress

Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]