Coalition For Space Exploration: Asleep At The Throttle Again

Editor’s note: Once again the Coalition for Space Exploration – the organization set up back in 2004 to promote the VSE (the one that all the big aerospace companies pour huge amounts of money into) – is asleep at the throttle. This organization is supposed to be enhancing awareness about space policy and space advocacy. Instead it is inert and behind the times.

Earlier this week the House Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics unanimously passed HR 6063, the NASA Authorization Act of 2008. This is the reauthorization of a similar bill enacted into law in 2005 which made NASA’s implementation of the VSE a matter of public law and national policy. You would think that the coalition – with its $20,000 a month website – would be on top of such things. Think again.

If you look at their press release page – there is nothing about the this new legislation – its introduction, subcommittee hearings, votes – Nothing. Nor was this markup included in their calendar. What are they doing with all of this aerospace money?

VSE Hearing (Coalition drops the ball again), earlier post
Coalition for Space Exploration Drops The Ball, earlier post
Yawn – Its The Coalition for Space Exploration, earlier post
What Does the Coalition for Space Exploration Actually Do?, earlier post