Topic: funding legislation
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Ted Cruz Explains NASA's "Senate Launch System" Nickname
Senator Ted Cruz has become a key advocate for NASA's Space Launch System, despite his fiscal conservative reputation and Texas's ties to commercial space rivals. Cruz, as chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, secured $6.7 billion in funding for additional SLS missions, countering White House p...
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Senators Block Shuttle Move Citing "No Public Demand"
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including former astronaut Mark Kelly, opposes moving the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Houston, citing a lack of public support and wasteful use of taxpayer funds. They argue that the shuttle is already safely and freely accessible to millio...
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