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NASA Short Of Funds Needed To Fund Orion-Ares, Other Assigned Missions

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Monday, June 22nd, 2009

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Disrupting Constellation Program Spacecraft Development Could Mean More Job Losses, On Top Of Plunging Space Shuttle Employment Underfunding Can Threaten Astronauts' Lives NASA, the largest space agency on the planet, has been short-changed of funds critically required to perform its assigned missions, and the penury is bipartisan, regardless of which party occupies the White House, according to congressional witnesses. And money shortages can lead to astronauts' lives being endangered. Those were the messages from several witnesses before the House Science…

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]