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[i]The House on Wednesday rejected pleas from pro-NASA lawmakers to include up to $2 billion for space exploration and accelerated construction of the next generation of manned spacecraft. The measure, approved by a vote of 244 to 188, allotted just $50 million to NASA to repair Houston-area facilities damaged by Hurricane Ike, along with a half-billion dollars for non-space activities. ...NASA's prospects seem much brighter in the Senate, where astronaut-senator Bill Nelson, D-Fla., succeeded in inserting $1.5 billion in the Senate's version of the measure, including $500 million for the manned space program to shorten the five-year gap between the shuttle's retirement and the initial flight of its successor. Other sections of the bill for NASA include $500 million for non-space activities, $250 million for aeronautical research and $250 million for repair of facilities worldwide, including those damaged by Ike. Nelson, chairman of Senate panel that oversees NASA policy and a 1986 passenger aboard a space shuttle, is looking for "additional actions he can take to get more funds for NASA, particularly to reduce the gap in manned U.S. space operations," an aide said. The Senate is expected to act on the economic stimulus package next week, and NASA's supporters think they have the votes to carry the day.[/i]
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