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NASA Bill Approval Won’t Stop Constellation Contracts

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Monday, October 11th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Even after President Barack Obama signs the NASA policy bill into law, contracts with industry for the soon-defunct Constellation program will continue because Congress has not yet passed accompanying appropriations legislation for the space agency. Obama was expected last Friday to sign the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 at any time. Congress presented the legislation to him on Sept. 30, the day before fiscal year 2011 started, and he has 10 days to…

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