Ex-Congressional Astronauts Tout NASA

Former U.S. Senator John Glenn (D-Ohio) , the first American to orbit the Earth and return aboard a space shuttle years later, former U.S. Senator Jake Garn (R-Utah) and current U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who both flew to orbit on the shuttle, have penned an editorial today to The Orlando Sentinel urging the Congress to reject the White House position of the NASA budget reauthorization bill.

The editorial is worthy of reading and then sending a communication to the White House to support the Congressional version of the NASA budget in the upcoming year beginning October 1st. No less than American leadership in the international sphere of space is at stake. Act now by mail, e-mail, or a call to the White House switch board. DO NOT allow the White House to walk away from its own Vision for Space Exploration.