Congressional overseers may put the brakes on the Orbital Space Plane -- NASA's planned near-Earth ship to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
In a letter, Leaders of the House Science Committee told NASA chief Sean O'Keefe that work on the Plane should be put on ice until "we - the Congress, the White House, and NASA - have reached any agreement... on appropriate NASA goals for human space flight" and on how the craft fits in with those plans.
Congressional overseers may put the brakes on the Orbital Space Plane -- NASA's planned near-Earth ship to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
In a letter, Leaders of the House Science Committee told NASA chief Sean O'Keefe that work on the Plane should be put on ice until "we - the Congress, the White House, and NASA - have reached any agreement... on appropriate NASA goals for human space flight" and on how the craft fits in with those plans.