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State senators backing request to extend space shuttle program
"Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, agreed with the letter's intent and called for a cessation of Russian hostility to its neighbors. He said he fears the 15-year-old joint U.S.-Russian space station agreement could end if relations continued to slide, he said. "If Russia continues to act irresponsibly, our partnership in space will have to end. If that occurs, we will need to maintain our own launch capability in the future," Sessions said. The letter called for support of the Ares program, the Orion crew capsule and for support for commercial rockets, such as the Delta IV manufactured by the United Launch Alliance in Decatur."
Hey US Congress...Make up your mind. Either keep that flying death trap flying and provide adequate funding or scrap it! Either get behind a new manned launch system and provide adequate funding or scrap that and don't whine when the US COngress can't make up it's mind and use or don;t use Soyuz since NASA had been budgeted in fits and starts.