House Passes NASA Bill, Cornyn Provisions to Set Goal of Astronaut Landing on Mars

Statement

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 442, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Transition Authorization Act of 2017, which includes language from Sen. Cornyn's MANIFEST Act to require NASA to develop plans for the future of U.S. human space exploration, including setting the goal of landing an astronaut on Mars:

"This bill's passage demonstrates our nation's strong commitment to the long-term goal of landing a human astronaut on Mars," said Sen. Cornyn. "I thank my colleague Rep. Culberson for his work on this legislation, and I look forward to the President signing this bill into law so we can continue exploring the next frontier."

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