Too Close to NASA For Comfort?

Conflict of interest? Congresswoman staunchly backs Constellation — and is wed to astronaut , Orlando Sentinel
“We know it’s personal to her,” said Dean Acosta, a spokesman for the Boeing Co. and for the Coalition for Space Exploration, which represents all the big Constellation contractors. “She knows the importance of [Constellation] because of conversations with her husband. She has been one of the key drivers and one of the key voices … [and] one of the biggest vocal supporters of Constellation and Ares.” …
“If she were out there asking tough questions about Constellation at the same time she was out there roasting alternatives, people would have a lot less problems with her,” said one senior White House official not authorized to speak for the administration. But it was her treatment of Augustine, a highly respected aerospace leader, that most angered White House officials, and even upset the former Lockheed Martin CEO himself.”