NASA Balks At Plan To Build Big Rocket | Florida Statesman

NASA Balks At Plan To Build Big Rocket

Local 6 Thursday 13th January, 2011

NASA cannot build a heavy-lift rocket and crew exploration vehicle under the cost, schedule and engineering constraints imposed last fall by Congress, the agency said in a report this week.Legislators had a curt response: Tough luck. Buck up and get on with it."The production of a heavy-lift rocket and capsule is not optional. It's the law," U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, and three other members of the Senate Commerce Committee said Wednesday evening in a joint statement.The tussle erupted after NASA gave Congress a report that said the agency cannot field a new supersized rocket and astronaut spaceship by a target date of Dec. 31, 2016 -- at least not under conditions levied by legislators, Local 6 News partner Florida Today reported."NASA does not believe this goal is achievable based...

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