Space Works Protest at Port Canaveral America is The Place for Space!

Video one, two,and three. Stand with our friends in Florida! Tell Barack Obama and John McCain to support space NOW!

HUNDREDS of Florida space workers assembled at Port Canaveral, Florida today to express support for the nation's civil space launch program as the space shuttle fleet nears final May 31, 2010 retirement.

America will be dependent upon contracts with the Russian government to ferry US astronauts to-and-from the completed $150-billion International Space Station for at least five years. Thosuands of America's space workers are now at-risk along with the pride of the nation.

Hope exists in a recently passed House of Representatives budget version expanding the NASA budget to $20.21 billion adding a flight to the space shuttle manifest and speeding the development of the Orion/Ares-1 space launch system.

Nonetheless, the US Senate is not expected to be so generous or agree with the House. And, even if the House and Senate agree on a $20.21-billion FY 09 NASA budget, the White House has threated a potential budget veto.

Less than one percent of the national budget goes to support future NASA endeavors, which many feel puts our decades of investment, current national security and future competitiveness in world markets at risk. More information on the movement, day's events, and messages are at http://www.linktolaunch.org/.