Two Brevard U.S. Represenatatives Disappointed with Space Budget

Among those disappointed by President Obama's pivotal space budget were Brevard County's two U.S. Representatives. Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, the Democrat whose district includes Kennedy Space Center, and Congressman Bill Posey, whose district includes space worker and contractors, had fought to extend the life of the shuttle fleet or boost development of the Orion -Ares spacecraft system for trips to the moon and Mars. We got neither and expect a net loss of about 6,000 space jobs.

President Can't Cut Constellation Without Congressional Approval | Universe Today

With all the speculation currently making the rounds about Obama axing the Constellation program and ending the possibilities of humans returning to the Moon anytime soon, it was brought to our attention by a reader that under the 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 3288, passed on September 17, 2009, Congress inserted a clause in the language of the FY2010 NASA funding bill that would prevent President Obama from terminating the Constellation program without Congressional approval

Battle brewing over Obama's NASA plan | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's new plan for NASA could spark a fiery battle on Monday when it reaches the halls of Congress, where the agency's current vision to send American astronauts back to the moon enjoys strong bipartisan support.

Local shuttle job-loss report released | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY

The long-awaited Aerospace Workforce Outlook Report - Phase III has been released, confirming earlier reports that some 6,400 to 7,000 of 9,160 total shuttle related workers will lose their jobs as the shuttle stops flying.

floridatoday.com | The Flame Trench | Florida Today's Space Team Blog

The Boeing Company laid off 36 workers today, a mix of engineers and support staff at Kennedy Space Center who received 60-day notices of job termination.

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Space: The Last Frontier for Outsourcing

Check out this video of workers at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center who talk about the thrill, responsibility and pride of playing important roles in the space shuttle missions.

Democratic lawmakers turn up heat on NASA’s IG

WASHINGTON — Three of NASA’s top Democratic allies in Congress want to oust the space agency’s inspector general and are pressuring the White House to fire the controversial presidential appointee.