"Everyone feels they've given something, but fairly and for the benefit of this country." - Senator Hutchison.That's it!
Senator Hutchison:"I want to make sure we recognise the staff that worked so hard on the bill. Amazing work. (names and then)... Jeff Bingham who knows this issue more than anyone in this capital."
Quote from: psloss on 07/02/2010 05:12 pmCurious wording about the timing of submitting to the President. If it's an authorization bill, that's unlikely to get through Congress and to the President that soon. There's been reports about mid-month being timing for when the Senate authorizing committee might vote to send a bill to the floor. If it's not a bill, whatever the plan is would still need to be passed in some form by Congress.Chalk it up to reporter confusion...Jay knows a lot about space, but not so much about the legislative process. The 15th is the date set for Committee Mark-up of a bill, where it will consider any proposed amendments, then vote to report it to the Senate (or not) as amended. Then it gets in line for consideration by the full Senate, presumably via a unanimous consent procedure, since floor time (for debate, etc.) is VERY limited. Then, of course, there's the issue of House action, either on a Senate-passed bill or a version of their own, followed by, if needed, a joint Senate-House Conference to iron out differences, and acceptance of that outcome by both houses after that, so quite a few steps before being "presented" to the President. (There IS the possibility, as well, that, at some point along the line, the White House/President may engage in discussions/negotiations with the Congress, so it is "possible" that the final language will be "acceptable".) But I can tell you, as of this moment, the final draft language of the bill in question has not been completed.
Curious wording about the timing of submitting to the President. If it's an authorization bill, that's unlikely to get through Congress and to the President that soon. There's been reports about mid-month being timing for when the Senate authorizing committee might vote to send a bill to the floor. If it's not a bill, whatever the plan is would still need to be passed in some form by Congress.
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07/15/2010 02:43 pmSenator Hutchison:"I want to make sure we recognise the staff that worked so hard on the bill. Amazing work. (names and then)... Jeff Bingham who knows this issue more than anyone in this capital." OUTSTANDING!One person whose posts I seek out and look forward to. An outstanding NSF member!
Here is what happens next to this bill:http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=22163.msg614614#msg614614Quote from: 51D Mascot on 07/04/2010 04:36 pmQuote from: psloss on 07/02/2010 05:12 pmCurious wording about the timing of submitting to the President. If it's an authorization bill, that's unlikely to get through Congress and to the President that soon. There's been reports about mid-month being timing for when the Senate authorizing committee might vote to send a bill to the floor. If it's not a bill, whatever the plan is would still need to be passed in some form by Congress.Chalk it up to reporter confusion...Jay knows a lot about space, but not so much about the legislative process. The 15th is the date set for Committee Mark-up of a bill, where it will consider any proposed amendments, then vote to report it to the Senate (or not) as amended. Then it gets in line for consideration by the full Senate, presumably via a unanimous consent procedure, since floor time (for debate, etc.) is VERY limited. Then, of course, there's the issue of House action, either on a Senate-passed bill or a version of their own, followed by, if needed, a joint Senate-House Conference to iron out differences, and acceptance of that outcome by both houses after that, so quite a few steps before being "presented" to the President. (There IS the possibility, as well, that, at some point along the line, the White House/President may engage in discussions/negotiations with the Congress, so it is "possible" that the final language will be "acceptable".) But I can tell you, as of this moment, the final draft language of the bill in question has not been completed.
Sounds hopeful! Has to be a SD HLV, right?
Welcome to the forum e Stick around, many interesting folks frequent this place.
Quote from: Cog_in_the_machine on 07/15/2010 02:57 pmWelcome to the forum e Stick around, many interesting folks frequent this place.It certainly seems like it. Is there any sort of typical thing for new members, someplace to acclimatize? I found the acronym page, but...I guess I'm thinking more of trying to get a feel for the culture of the board. I sort of feel like a kid sitting at the adults table for Thanksgiving for the first time...
Quote from: AndrewSTS on 07/15/2010 03:03 pmSounds hopeful! Has to be a SD HLV, right?Implicitly, but not explicitly. They require NASA to use as much existing STS and CxP hardware and contracts as possible (including explicitly ET-94), while not doing the engineering for NASA and selecting a specific option.That said, the real battle between sidemount and inline begins today...