The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race
"Our bill authorizes critical funding for, and gives strategic direction to, the agency."
During a brief hearing on Wednesday morning, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation spent only a few minutes "marking up" new legislation that provides guidance to NASA for its various initiatives, including the Artemis program to land humans on the Moon.
"Our bill authorizes critical funding for, and gives strategic direction to, the agency in line with the priorities of administrator Isaacman and the Trump administration," said the committee's chairman, Sen. Ted Cruz, (R-Texas).
The duration of the hearing, however, seems to be the inverse of its significance.
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