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Senate Appropriators Slam NASA Commercial Crew Program

Monday, April 9th, 2012

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The heads of a NASA budget-writing panel questioned recently the space agency’s subsidization of four private companies that are developing systems to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. While the harshest criticism of NASA’s commercial-crew effort came from Republicans during a Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) subpanel hearing, Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) also expressed concerns about the nascent program to help launch a private space transportation industry. “I think it’s bold, I think it’s promising, but I’m concerned that it’s…

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

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

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

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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