Sep 11, 2012
Do we know from what we have up there, whether it's something orbiting Mars or the rover, that the atmosphere will not be dangerous for a human--obviously in a space suit?
Kay Hutchison
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Kay Bailey Hutchison is a former U.S. Senator from Texas, serving from 1993 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first woman to represent Texas in the Senate. During her tenure, Hutchison was known for her work on issues such as space exploration, military funding, and education. She played a significant role in advocating for NASA and was a strong supporter of human spaceflight initiatives. Hutchison also served as the chair of the Senate Republican Conference and was involved in various bipartisan efforts throughout her career.
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Sep 11, 2012
Well, we have certainly tried to lower the number of commercial operators that are going to get the Federal seed money just because I think we agreed that that was just more than we could take away from SLS and Orion.
Sep 11, 2012
Let me ask you this. You mentioned better utilizing the Space Station as one of the things that we ought to do because there may be a term limit on that of 2020.
Sep 11, 2012
the purpose was to have the technology in the shuttle that is going to go to and from the space station that would be transferable to the heavy launch vehicle with Orion, so that we maximize efficiency with our taxpayer dollars.
Sep 11, 2012
Just to follow up, we always hear that the most important thing that we could find is that there might be evidence of water, which then might lead to some thought that there was some kind of life.
Aug 2, 2012
I will ask my colleagues, Senator McCain--I can give you 2\1/2\ minutes to you and Senator Chambliss. While they are going to their microphones, I want to say that they have been instrumental in trying to get a consensus bill. And they…
Aug 2, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the two letters from which I read in my statement and an article from the Wall Street Journal this morning on this issue. There being no objection, the material was…
Aug 2, 2012
Let me ask my colleagues, I have reserved the 5 minutes that I have for opponents. Is that going to change, Senator Lieberman? If not, I will give 2\1/2\ minutes each to Senator McCain and Senator Chambliss of my 5 minutes.
Aug 2, 2012
Mr. President, I rise to express my disappointment that we are taking a vote that is very premature. Not that we have not been discussing this bill for over a year. I have certainly been one of the first to say that we should vote on a…
Aug 2, 2012
Mr. President, I wish to be notified when I have 5 minutes left, because Senator McCain is expected on the floor, and if Senator Chambliss or others come, I would like to have the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair will do so.
Aug 2, 2012
Mr. President, I wanted to get the time for our side and the time for the bill sponsor's side and clarify that the people on our side would have 15 minutes. Is that correct? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The time is divided between the…
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