Lawmakers produce Bill to extend shuttle to 2015, utilize CxP, advance HLV

If you are not going to blast off to go directly to the Moon, where might you launch to?
Would that be up, up, to LEO for another day?
Would there be time to play?
Should I stay?
What can I say?
Just another day.

Interesting comments at http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/ and the forum.
- LRK -

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Lawmakers produce Bill to extend shuttle to 2015, utilize CxP, advance HLV
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/03/lawmakers-bill-extend-shuttle-2015-hlv/
March 3rd, 2010 by Chris Bergin

Senator Kay Hutchison – in conjunction with Representatives Suzanne
Kosmas and Bill Posey – has produced a 37 page Bill that proposes
major refinements to NASA’s FY2011 proposal, and NASA’s forward plan.
The Bill is centered around a shuttle extension to 2015, in support of
fully utilizing the International Space Station (ISS), along with
saving elements of Constellation – such as Orion and a Heavy Lift
Launcher (HLV).
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Lawmakers produce Bill to extend shuttle to 2015, utilize CxP, advance HLV
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If you want to follow what happens to this bill, here are some links.
- LRK -

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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-3068
Overview
Sponsor:

Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX](no cosponsors)
Cosponsors:
Text:
The text of this legislation is not yet available on GovTrack. It may
not have been made available by the Government Printing Office
yet.Status:

Occurred: Introduced Mar 3, 2010
Occurred: Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments
Not Yet Occurred: Reported by Committee ...
Not Yet Occurred: Senate Vote ...
Not Yet Occurred: House Vote ...
Not Yet Occurred: Signed by President ...
This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced
bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate,
investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The
majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee.
[Last Updated: Mar 4, 2010 6:45AM]
Last Action:
Mar 3, 2010: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.

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Also can be tracked here as it progresses.

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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:s3068:
S.3068
Title: A bill to reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Human Space Flight Activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 3/3/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
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The Working Draft, 37 pages. - LRK -

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http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=1cacb498-64bb-4fa3-a42e-d861e87700d5
[STAFF WORKING DRAFT]
MARCH 3, 2010
111TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION S. ——
To reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Human
Space Flight Activities, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH ——, 2010
Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. —————, and Mr. ————————
) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on ————————————

A BILL
To reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Human Space Flight Activities, and for other
purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
5 ‘‘Human Space Flight Capability Assurance and Enhance
6 ment Act of 2010’’.

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March 3, 2010 (2:09 p.m.)

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So now you can follow the workings of the USA Congress and get a feel for what part of space we are going to or not.
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Thanks for looking up with me.

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S. 3068, The Human Space Flight Capability Assurance and Enhancement Act of 2010

S. 3068 would reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Human Space Flight Activities.

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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK

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