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Weldon Says Russian Waiver Means Pink Slips for KSC
Sep 12, 2008
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dave Weldon (FL-15) denounced the efforts by Senator Bill Nelson and others to obtain a waiver of the Iran Nonproliferation Act for NASA. This waiver would allow the U.S. to purchase the Russian-made Soyuz spacecraft and force the U.S. to rely on Russia over...
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Momentum Building for Extending Shuttle Life
Jun 6, 2008
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Washington, D.C. - Presidential nominee John McCain recently stated his support for extending the Shuttle operational life beyond 2010. This coincides with Former U.S. Senator and Mercury Astronaut, John Glenn’s recent announcement of extending the Space Shuttle. Congressman Weldon has b...
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Government Accountability Office Report: Space Gap Likely To Widen
May 10, 2008
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Earlier today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified before a Congressional Committee indicating that a number of technological challenges facing the Constellation program are likely to delay the program, thus widening the “space gap.”
“History has shown us time and again that no ma...
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Glenn Announces Support for Flying Shuttle Beyond 2010
May 9, 2008
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Former U.S. Senator and Mercury Astronaut, John Glenn, announced his support for extending the life of the Space Shuttle beyond 2010 and continuing work on the International Space Station beyond 2015. Congressman Dave Weldon – who has been advocating for the Shuttle’s extension -- was not surprised ...
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NASA Reveals Massive Layoffs
Apr 3, 2008
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Today NASA was forced to report that there will be far more layoffs at Kennedy Space Center and other major manned space flight centers across the country than the public had previously been led to believe. Because of his concern for the draconian job losses that seemed poised to hit KSC in pa...
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House Democrats Write $50 Billion Foreign Aid Check
Apr 2, 2008
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Today, Democrats forced through Congress a bill to hand out $50 billion over the next five years in foreign aid to Africa. The Majority leadership denied Rep. Weldon the opportunity to offer an amendment to scale back the size of funding in the bill.
Over the past five years, U.S. taxpayers have...
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Growing Crowd Joining Weldon To Criticize Plan to Cede Space Leadership to Russians and Chinese
Mar 7, 2008
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As the point of no return has been approaching for termination of the space shuttle program, Rep. Dave Weldon has been trumpeting concern and drawing attention to the Bush Administration’s disastrous decision to leave America without direct human access to space for years. Finally, there is a growin...
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Weldon Proposes Bill to Ensure America's Future in Space
Dec 17, 2007
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Today I am introducing the SPACE Act to revamp the shortcomings in NASA’s planned transition from the Space Shuttle to Orion. The current plan short-changes America’s space program and those dedicated to assuring America’s leadership in space exploration. My bill plugs NASA’s human...
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Weldon Encouraged by NASA’s Announcement of Kennedy Space Center’s Role in Returning Americans to the Moon
Oct 30, 2007
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(Washington, DC) - In a positive development, NASA announced today the addition of new roles and workload for Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Under the plan, KSC will assume new roles in America’s return to the moon. Specifically, KSC will have responsibility for the Lunar Lander assembly, a...
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Weldon Passes Vital NASA Amendment
Jul 12, 2007
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Following months of intense pressure and lobbying from U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon M.D. (R-FL), the House Appropriations Committee today approved a spending bill that gives NASA a $1.3 billion increase from 2007 and $290 million above the President’s 2008 request. Weldon, who has been leading the ch...
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