Briefs: CRuSR funding; NASA authorization fight; SAS, Planetary Society & DIRECT weigh in

Rand Simberg discusses the Commercial Resuable Suborbital Research (CRuSR) program and how it is treated in the authorization bills: Saving Suborbital: Will Congress Kill NASA's Reusable Space Program? A $15 million program may have more potential than all the other billions NASA spends, but the House may cut it. - Pajamas Media - July.29.10
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Alan Boyle gives an overview of the fight over the House NASA authorization bill: Showdown over space policy - Cosmic Log - July.29.10.

Jeff Foust also reports on some organizations speaking out on the bill: More speak out about NASA authorization bill - Space Politics - July.29.10
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Here are statements from 3 such organizations:
- Space Access Society: NASA Exploration Funding: An URGENT Call To Action - Space Access Society - July.29.10 (see also - Transterrestrial Musings)

- Planetary Society: House vote debate - Who We Are - The Planetary Society - July.29.10

- DIRECT Launcher: DIRECT Team Urges House to Adopt Senate NASA Plan for 2011: Applauds Compromise That Includes New Heavy Launcher and Commercial Programs - NASASpaceflight.com/DIRECT - July.29.10

Posted 07/30/10 | 01:05:17 by TopSpacer | Filed under: Space policy

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