Senators Demand NASA Continue Spending On Ares

FleaPlus writes "Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL and ranking member of the appropriations subcommittee handling NASA funding) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) have added an amendment onto an emergency spending bill for military operations in Afghanistan, reiterating that NASA must continue spending its funds on the Constellation program, particularly the medium-lift Ares I rocket. Alabama and Utah have strong ties to Ares/Constellation contractors, and both senators are opposed to the new direction for NASA, with Shelby describing it as a 'death march' for US spaceflight and criticizing the emphasis on commercial rockets."

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Re:NASA is Military Spending

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NASA is military spending because most of NASA's contractors contract for the military. NASA is also a military organisation, believe it or not

Yes, most of NASAs contractors also contract for the military because it just makes sense, but that does not make NASA a military organization.

Did you know that the Air Force budget for space development and operations actually exceeds that of the entire NASA budget?

Speaking as a NASA contractor, NASA is definitely NOT military.