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Lawmakers Prod NASA To Stop Funding Constellation, Build New Rocket

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Friday, January 14th, 2011

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By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers are trying to stop NASA from spending more money on the dismantled Constellation program and pushing back at the space agency's claim that it can't build a new heavy- lift rocket and crew capsule within the current budget. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) released yesterday draft legislation he is filing that would prevent NASA from putting any more funds toward Constellation, former President George W. Bush's program to send astronauts back to the moon. Constellation was nearly…

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