Signs Of Intelligent Life In Congress?

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Oh, I'm not surprised that the Senators were ignorant of the X Prize
or the latest news thereof. I don't think it has gotten a lot of
publicity outside space nerd circles. But it was cool that Tumlinson
was there to raise consciousness.

Anyone know who got Tumlinson invited? Usually this kind of thing, if
it happens at all, has been in the House (via Rohrabacher, generally),
with the Senate seemingly less involved in space.

As for the noise about OSP, the big issue in the Boehlert/Hall letter
seems to be that NASA hasn't found the money. The stuff about whether
OSP meets NASA's goals (whatever those goals might be) is all well and
good, but that is kind of par for the course in Washington. Goals are
rarely clear in Washington. Although perhaps they are going to get
clearer in the near future, I wouldn't count on it.