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Bill Nelson: Mr. Gass, what would happen if the Congress decided, since the Congress controls the purse strings, that we wanted to…

On the recordMarch 17, 2010
Mr. Gass, what would happen if the Congress decided, since the Congress controls the purse strings, that we wanted to take the $6 billion projected by the President over the next 5 years, and use that, not for human certification of the commercial vehicles, but, instead, to accelerate the R&D for a heavy-lift vehicle for the Mars program?
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Senator Nelson raises concerns about budget allocation for Mars R&D.

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