What’s Going on with: Congress, MSR, and FAA Reauthorization?

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We check in on the congressional budget process for NASA, Mars Sample Return’s spiraling cost growth, and the impending end of the regulatory holiday for human commercial space launch companies.

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What’s Going on with: Congress, MSR, and FAA Reauthorization?

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We check in on the congressional budget process for NASA, Mars Sample Return’s spiraling cost growth, and the impending end of the regulatory holiday for human commercial space launch companies.

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#Science #Space Policy #News #Politics #The Planetary Society

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