NASA authorization bill advances in House. Proposed limits on commercial partners spur concern

NASA's authorization bill will proceed further through the House of Representatives without, so far, any amendments addressing major concerns raised by the agency's administrator about its effect on lunar exploration.
The House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics approved the bill's passage — with minor amendments — to the full committee on Wednesday (Jan. 29). Subcommittee members agreed to postpone some of the amendment discussions about the moon until the bill moves further along the process.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said the bill, dubbed HR 5666, "imposes some significant constraints on our approach to lunar exploration." Bridenstine's statement, posted to NASA's website on Monday (Jan. 27), said he was concerned by the 102-page bill's directive that the human lander system for the Artemis moon program be "fully government-owned and directed." He called this approach "ineffective" since it would limit participation by commercial partners.

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NASA authorization bill advances in House. Proposed limits on commercial partners spur concern

NASA authorization bill advances in House. Proposed limits on commercial partners spur concern

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