The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration weighs in on the House’s NASA authorization bill, saying it’s “helping to spark a robust exchange” on how to achieve the long term goal of humans to Mars. [That much is certain.] pic.twitter.com/KeUFSyYjB1
I hadn't even thought about it in this way! It would make sense as Boeing has had a string of failures recently, and poor performance would hurt its fulfilment of US government contracts in the military sector.
A balanced evaluation of the new NASA appropriations bill: "If we are going to explore Mars in a safe and sustainable way, we will require a strong in situ resource utilization capability and significant technology development using the surface of the Moon." https://t.co/M4oQD5XzEY