----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Nunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin Mail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 5:46 PM Subject: Scouted - Space Exploration Act
> > Bill to Restore Vision for NASA's Human Spaceflight Program > > Excerpts from article.... > > Washington - Sep 10, 2003 > press release by Nick Lampson > > After today's House Science Committee hearing on returning the Space > Shuttle to flight, U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson re-introduced his Space > Exploration Act. > > "The real obstacle we face in overcoming the drift in the nation's human > space flight program is not technological and it's not financial - it's > the lack of commitment to get started. We don't need another national > commission to come up with goals for human space flight beyond low Earth > orbit," Lampson said. "What we need is a national commitment to carry > out any one of the many worthy goals that have been articulated to > date." > > "The Space Exploration Act of 2003 will revitalize our space program, > energize our industrial and academic sectors, create new opportunities > for international cooperation, and inspire our young people," said > Lampson. > > Complete article... > > http://www.spacedaily.com/news/shuttle-03ze.html Guess what district in TX Lampson represents? Yup, the one that has NASA inside of it. I'm not faulting him, he is doing his job representing his district, but I would not consider his views very objective. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
