Budget Update

House Committee on Science and Technology Hearing: Subcommittee Examines NASA Budget Challenges
“NASA is at a critical crossroads,” said Subcommittee Chairwoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). “Decisions made by Congress and the White House this year will have an impact on NASA for years to come–for better or worse–and we need to ensure that they are for the better.”
Witnesses Advocate Stable Funding and Adequate Resources For NASA
“I am deeply concerned about the fate of our human space flight program, one of the agency’s most recognizable missions,” said Subcommittee Ranking Member Pete Olson (R-TX) in prepared remarks. “Though largely hidden from view, NASA is hard at work building ground test facilities, refining designs, testing hardware, and later this summer the agency will launch the Ares 1-X test-flight at the Kennedy Space Center as well as conduct a critical pad abort launch test. Enormous strides are being made.”
Kosmas Fights Against Cuts to Human Space Exploration
“Kosmas and a bipartisan group of legislators, including fellow Space Coast representative, Bill Posey (FL-15), took to the House floor this week to speak out against the cuts and to urge for restoration of human spaceflight funding before the bill becomes law. Kosmas and Posey had previously sent a letter to the Appropriations Committee urging them to reverse the cuts and maintain a robust human spaceflight program.”