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and the ability to ensure continued United States partici-
pation and leadership in the exploration of space. 
Whereas eliminating the Constellation upon retirement of the 
Space Shuttle will create a national security risk to the 
United States and will diminish the Nation’s efforts to 
advance scientific research in space. 
Whereas the United States will for the first time since its 
space program began, be without a human space flight 
program. 
Whereas transferring funds from the Constellation program 
to the development of commercial space programs to 
carry human and crew into space is taking a chance on 
an unknown quantity and is an unnecessary and unrea-
sonable risk this country must not take. 
Whereas the retirement of the Space Shuttle this year will 
leave the United States vulnerable and depending on 
Russia to put United States astronauts in orbit without 
the Constellation program; in May of last year when it 
became clear the United States had no one else to turn 
to, Russia raised its prices from $48,000,000 to 
$51,000,000 per launch for each astronaut. 
Whereas the Constellation program is not just about going to 
the moon, as the United States has a commitment to the 
International Space Station (ISS), and with the Space 
Shuttle being retired this September, the Constellation is 
the only system under development that will give NASA 
the future capability to launch and retrieve crews to and 
from the ISS. 
Whereas decreasing the use of the International Space Sta-
tion would impact the ability to sustain its systems and 
physical infrastructure. 
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Whereas the Constellation program should be funded to con-
tinue use of the International Space Station to support 
the agency and other Federal, commercial, and academic 
research and technology testing needs. 
Whereas partnerships between universities and NASA centers 
should be established to provide research opportunities 
for conduct of research in the United States Inter-
national Space Station National Laboratories for the next 
generation of scientists in order to ensure effective utili-
zation of the International Space Station research capa-
bilities. 
Whereas NASA conducts aeronautics research to address 
aviation safety, air traffic control, noise and, emissions 
reductions and fuel efficiency. 
Whereas NASA’s contribution to our knowledge of air and 
water supports improved decisionmaking for natural re-
source management and emergency response, thus ena-
bling us to better respond to future homeland security 
threats. 
Whereas knowledge of Earth’s water cycle is a critical first 
step in protecting our water supply; water flows over the 
Earth’s surface in oceans, lakes, and streams, and is par-
ticularly vulnerable to attack. 
Whereas NASA sensors provide a wealth of information 
about the water cycle; and contributes to improving our 
ability to monitor water resources and water quality from 
space; we must also protect the quality and safety of the 
air we breathe; airborne contaminants can pose danger to 
human health; and chemical, nuclear, radiological, and bi-
ological attacks are plausible threats against which we 
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can better protect the United States through NASA’s re-
search: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) NASA is a national security asset and inter-
est for the United States; 
(2) elimination of the Constellation program 
will present Homeland Security implications for 
cyberspace, critical infrastructure, and the intel-
ligence community of the United States; 
(3) elimination of the Constellation program 
will compromise the effectiveness of the Inter-
national Space Station as it relates to the strategic 
importance of space station research, and intel-
ligence; 
(4) continuation of NASA’s Constellation pro-
gram is crucial to improving national security, cli-
mate, and research in science and medicine; and 
(5) the United States should maintain its fund-
ing of the Constellation program and should begin 
funding commercial space in 5 years and not sooner. 
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