Hints of A Shuttle Extension Appear
US Senate budget panel tells Obama not to get too attached to 2010 shuttle retirement date, Orlando Sentinel
“… [A] fixed retirement date could create dangerous scheduling pressures,” notes the Senate Budget committee resolution, which outlines Congress’ spending priorities but has little effect on the actual spending, as congressional appropriations committees are responsible for doling out dollars. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, took credit for inserting the language as he sits on the budget committee and wants to limit the time between the space shuttle’s retirement and the first launch of its replacement, now slated for 2015.”