Posted on 11/04/2004 7:47:45 PM PST by KevinDavis
Members of the US Senate and House of Representatives who hold key positions on space-related committees won reelection Tuesday night, with the exception of one Texas Congressman. Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX), the ranking minority member of the space subcommittee of the House Science Committee, lost his reelection bid, in part because of a controversial redistricting of the state's Congressional districts. Other members of the House who lead key committees did win reelection, including House Science Committee chairman Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), ranking minority member Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), and space subcommittee chairman Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA). Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), who is expected by many to take over the space subcommittee, also won reelection. In the Senate several key members won reelection, including Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), chair of the space committee of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), ranking minority member of the VA-HUD-independent agencies subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Republican Party maintained control of both houses of Congress, slightly increasing their margin over the Democrats.
His agenda for space will go forward now in congress with more republican seats to help sustain funding. By the time he leaves in 2008, NASA will be on the path to return to the moon and such momentum will have some carry-through to his successor.
I'm all for private enterprise for low orbit now. I think they can handle thing. The big prize, Mars, needs NASA. I think Bush's moon base and Mars plans are fantastic investments.
Let's get on it. Moon bases, Mars missions, new vehicles. That stuff makes me drool.
That is why I'm going to start an effort to convince our politicians to withdrawl from 1967 UN Space Treaty.. Any takers here??
Same here. Looks like NASA has a good future..
I thought we already did pull out of that Treaty... or at least put people on notice that we consider it invalid and/or expired (aka We were ignoring it, to allow Missle Defense's eventual progression)
I think that is something else..
The only reason Lampson supported the space industry was because his old district included mush of the area surrounding the Johnson Space Center, populated with NASA and space industry employees. His support was fair weather only, and not based in principle.
going for more coffee.
a little earlier:
Most major space backers in Congress win reelection
Space Today ^ | 11.03.04
Posted on 11/04/2004 4:44:58 AM PST by 4kevin
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