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NASA Bill Approval Won’t Stop Constellation Contracts

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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Even though President Barack Obama signed 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 signed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 on Oct. 11 with little fanfare. Congress presented the legislation to him on Sept. 30, the day before fiscal year 2011 started. Though the measure essentially dismantles the Constellation program, launched by former…

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