Space Blitz

I'm participating in today and tomorrow's Space Exploration Alliance Legislative Blitz on the Hill. This year's agenda items include continuing the Moon, Mars, Asteroids & Beyond vision, closing the post Shuttle 'gap', Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, space solar power & continuing a healthy science program.

My sense is a lot of general interest and support (including very enthusiastic interest from a certain woman on Rep. Mike Doyle's (D-PA) staff), but much uncertainty about budgets and policy from the Obama Administration. Some staffers (particularly, but not exclusively GOP) were asking what our sense of the situation is, though as volunteers on the Hill for a couple of days, we don't know any more than they do.

Note that the annual ProSpace March Storm will not be held this year due to resource and time limitations.