Congressional (In)action

Keith’s note: According to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation staffer Jeff Bingham, posting yesterday at NASASpaceflight.com as” 51D Mascot”: “In the meantime, the Congress will have to pass a Continuing Resolution by the end of September for those appropriations bills not yet adopted (which includes the CJS bill where NASA appropriations reside.) Without an adopted (enacted) NASA Authorization bill, funding levels–and allocations–for NASA funding levels would likely be defined as a continuation of the 2010 levels and allocations among accounts, leaving the Agency in the status quo of uncertainty and lack of clear direction for the future; a potential disaster for the skilled workforce and the related capabilities that would be needed to embark on the immediate development of a heavy-lift.”