GAO says shuttle safety improving, but lawmakers want more spending

NASA plans to spend too little on safety and performance upgrades for the space shuttle fleet, members of the Senate Commerce Committee said Sept. 6. "The shuttle program part of the NASA budget is $218 million short in the next fiscal year," said Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. "We have an opportunity to...

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