/sci/ - Science & Math

>>4199246
Thanks for the pointers

>>3461957
Holy shit!!! This is genius!

In 10 years the American space program will have access to half a dozen man-rated spacecraft and launch vehicles and will be launching more missions a year than we ever did under the shuttle program.

The cost of man-rating the Ariane 5 will prove to expensive for the ESA and UKSA and Europe (along with most countries that decide to start a space program of their own) will buy American-made vehicles

By the end of the decade, 'space' could quite literally be the United State's fastest growing export industry

We are lucky to live in such an exciting time - the era when space travel finally starts to become routine

>>3052700
awesome story

>>1822122
>I emailed mine!

>>1628037

I wrote my rep (Loebsack, D-IA) last week. I got a letter from his offices and he decided to oppose the House version of the bill :D

Holy shit! Guys! The Senate came through! I can't believe this didn't hit the space news sites yet!

Yesterday Senator Rockefeller introduced an updated version of the Senate bill on the floor - IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY!
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-3729

I'm still trying to find confirmation of the details but so far it looks like:
Yes on an extra shuttle flight in 2011
Yes on extending ISS operation through 2020
$2.6 billion for Commercial spaceflight over the next 3 years (a little short of the $3.3b proposed by the White House, but not bad)
And it looks like they're sticking to their guns about starting development of an new HLV instead of continuing Constellation!!!

All it has to do now is pass a vote in the House and Obama will sign the bill!

Keep it up /sci/! Tell your representatives NO on H.R.5781, YES on S.3729!

This calls for a celebration! Drinks all around!

Holy shit! Guys! The Senate came through! I can't believe this didn't hit the space news sites yet!

Yesterday Senator Rockefeller introduced an updated version of the Senate bill on the floor - IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY!
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-3729

I'm still trying to find confirmation of the details but so far it looks like:
Yes on an extra shuttle flight in 2011
Yes on extending ISS operation through 2020
$2.6 billion for Commercial spaceflight over the next 3 years (a little short of the $3.3b proposed by the White House, but not bad)
And it looks like they're sticking to their guns about starting development of an new HLV instead of continuing Constellation!!!

All it has to do now is pass a vote in the House and Obama will sign the bill!

Keep it up /sci/! Tell your representatives NO on H.R.5781, YES on S.3729!

This calls for a celebration! Drinks all around!