No sign of STS-135 in this? Did I miss it?And:"Sec. 202. Restructured Exploration ProgramDirects the Administrator to develop a plan to restructure the current exploration program and develop, test, and demonstrate a government-owned crew transportation system and evolvable heavy lift transportation system in a manner that enables a challenging exploration program, minimizes the human space flight “gap”, seeks efficiencies in program management and reductions in fixed and operating costs, requires a high level of crew safety, contains a robust flight and ground test program, facilitates the transition of Shuttle personnel, makes maximum practicable use of the work completed to date on the Orion, Ares I, heavy lift, and ground support and exploration enabling projects and contracts, and is phased in a manner consistent with available and anticipated resources."How are they going to use Ares I for use with HLV? That seems to replace SD from the Senate side?
I'm being dramatic, but does that mean there's some shuttle hating Congressmen out there? I'm at a loss as to how STS-135 would be removed.
In some ways the House bill matters, and in others it does not. The two Bills will have to undergo reconciliation anyhow and then voted on by both chambers again before being sent to the President. If I were the Senators and the administration I would push the House to pass the current compromise as it seems best, yet the Representatives are a bit more eccentric than the Senators.
This really does read like someone's pressing to keep Ares I.
What happens when you blend this bill and the president's proposal?
Thanks Zerm, and also noting they are really going after commercial crew here (as in badly). Wording such as a government crew system.Is Congress trying to bring back Constellation, with Ares I/Orion?
I don't think Ares 1 development is in the House version of the NASA Authorization Bill. Ares 1 is not a HLV. They may take the 5 Segment solid rockets from Ares 1 & transfer it to the SD-HLV.
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07/20/2010 01:26 amThanks Zerm, and also noting they are really going after commercial crew here (as in badly). Wording such as a government crew system.Is Congress trying to bring back Constellation, with Ares I/Orion?Remember, this is the House proposal, as the bill reported last week was the Senate proposal; it becomes the "Congress'" proposal only when they've come to agreement on a final version to send to the President.