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"Headed to Oval Office for meeting with the president about America's space program. Lots of folks unhappy with newly released plan for NASA", SenBillNelson on Twitter
Nelson sees NASA gains after talk with Obama, Florida Today
"We'll see the fruits of that conversation when the president visits on April 15," Nelson told journalists after his Oval Office meeting. Nelson, D-Orlando, met with Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to discuss the space program and, more briefly, health care reform legislation. "Excellent conversation," Nelson said of the talk. But he wouldn't comment on whether Obama supports his push for an extra shuttle flight or for pushing ahead with plans to develop a heavy-lift rocket, saying only, "To be determined."
Sen. Nelson seemed to positively bubble after the meeting, and was very supportive of the President's enthusiasm for space. He also said Shuttle was killed years ago, and CxP wasn't going anywhere/doing anything in any useful time, and that he thinks the President will role out a grand exciting vision at the summit. And Nelson is still hoping for Mars as the destination.
Though I hope via a few other destinations!