With congressional heavyweights like Tom DeLay and Llyod Bentsen gone, Texas' chances of saving NASA's back-to-the-moon Constellation program and 11,500 jobs may be little more than star-struck optimism.
The Houston Chronicle writes:
“There's not a single case where a major cancellation in the space program has been overturned by external lobbying,” says space historian John Logsdon, former director of George Washington University's Space Policy Institute. “Congress defers to presidents on space because you can't run a space program from Capitol Hill.”
Which isn't stopping Texans from trying.
Read more from the Houston Chronicle about Texas' political realities and NASA.
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Good Riddance
Waxing nostalgic on Tom DeLay?
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