Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was chosen to chair the House Science and Technology Committee space and aeronautics subcommittee that oversees NASA, and authorizes its programs. Gifford's husband, Mark Kelley, is a NASA astronaut. Her selection means that she will lead the subcommittee next year, when NASA comes to a critical decision point as to whether to retire the space shuttle fleet by October that year, as President Bush commanded, or whether to authorize more shuttle flights. If the shuttles retire…
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Astronaut’s Wife, To Chair House NASA Oversight Panel
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