House Passes Legislation Setting Space Tourism Guidelines

Pale_Rider

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Fri Mar-05-04 03:58 PM
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House Passes Legislation Setting Space Tourism Guidelines

To distract all of ya from more mundane matters ... also a shining example of bipartisanship in Congress. :freak:

http://www.space.com/news/tourism_congress_040305.html

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Out-of-this-world vacations moved a step closer to reality Thursday with House passage of legislation setting guidelines for the future space tourism industry.

Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, R-N.Y., chairman of the House Science Committee, said that while he first thought the legislation was "a little flighty," he came to realize that "this is about a lot more than joy rides in space. This is about the future of the U.S. aerospace industry."

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The House bill, which passed 402-1, gives regulatory authority over human flight to the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

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Catholic Sensation

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Fri Mar-05-04 04:00 PM
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1. finally a weight off my shoulders

Edited on Fri Mar-05-04 04:01 PM by Neo Progressive

I was worrying about how I was going to go to mars. Thank God we have a congress focused on important issues like this and not worrying about such issues as a crippling deficit and shitty job creation.

edit: misspelled shitty. i know, i use the term so frequently i should be able to do it in my sleep.

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