Meanwhile, Over in the House….

House legislation would undo White House’s NASA wish list
Spaceflight Now

A draft NASA bill being considered by the House Science Committee does not provide for an extra space shuttle mission and undercuts a compromise forged last week between the White House and Senate.

The legislation calls for NASA to restructure its exploration program and develop a government-owned transportation system for U.S. astronauts by the end of 2015.

The draft bill also calls for NASA to develop a heavy-lift rocket by the end of this decade.

The House legislation goes further than the Senate authorization bill to undo the Obama administration’s proposed overhaul of NASA’s human space program.

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Editor’s Note: The Senate bill calls for a heavy-lift vehicle to be ready by the end of 2016 while the House version postpones it by three years. The House bill also funds the commercial crew program at a much lower rate than the Senate and Obama Administration want.