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OPPORTUNITIES?

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OPPORTUNITIES? OPPORTUNITIES? Gov. Charlie Crist, while criticizing the elimination of the Constellation program,decorative fruit said there will be opportunities for state businesses in the commercial space industry.

``I will work aggressively to ensure Florida is prepared to capitalize on these possibilities,Diamond blades,'#x' he said.

But private enterprise is only expected to generate 1,700 jobs in Florida, far short of the 7,000 jobs evaporating with the end of the space shuttle program. Reminding reporters that Congress holds the purse strings, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said, ``We've known this was coming. The question is how can we ameliorate that by bringing in additional work and keeping the finest launch team on planet earth together.''

Comments from other Florida lawmakers suggest a battle over Obama's NASA budget.

``The president's proposal lacks a bold vision for space exploration decorative fruitand begs for the type of leadership that he has described as critical for inspiring innovation for the 21st century,'' said U.S. Rep. Suzanne Komas, D-New Smyrna Beach.

``This budget effectively ends America's leadership in human space exploration,'' said Rep. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge. ``While the administration has thrown hundreds of billions of dollars into a failed stimulus bill, it has failed to give NASA the vision and mission to help America lead the world in space.''

UP TO CONGRESS

Dale Ketchum, director of the Spaceport Research & Technology Institute at Kennedy Space Center, said the success of Obama's vision will depend on how Congress responds.

``It's very hopeful if it's followed through aggressively and supported and funded,'' he saiddecorative fruit, saying Florida could benefit in the long run. ``But Bush's vision for space exploration was also inspiring. He just never got around to asking for the money #xand Congress didn't give it to him.'' 相关的主题文章：