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Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018

Florida’s incoming U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has grabbed a seat on the powerful Senate Committee on the Budget for the 116th Congress. Scott, a Republican, also will be serving on three committees that currently are home to outgoing Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, the Armed Services Committee, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and the Special […]

Scott PowersJune 27, 2018

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that was pushed by U.S. Rep. Bill Posey to open up the Cape Canaveral area and other space ports throughout the country to more companies engaging in commercial space flight support and private astronaut training operations. House Resolution 5346, ws sponsored by the Rockledge Republican […]

Scott PowersFebruary 16, 2017

The 115th Congress and new administration of Presidential Donald Trump got its first public discussion Thursday of what should be the priorities for NASA, and Congressional leaders and expert witnesses all agreed NASA needs bold specific goals and funding stability to support them. That would mean Mars based on NASA’s current plans, but it also should […]

Tag: Subcommittee on Space
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