Amid 2011 Bucket Uncertainty. NASA Seeks Leaislative Relief

摘要

As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to introduce a spending bill for the remainder of 2011 that would reduce NASA's budget by more than $100 million compared with 2010, a senior agency official asked lawmakers for legislative relief from a measure that he says is impeding NASA as it seeks to carry out a congressional directive to build a heavy-lift rocket and crew exploration capsule.