[FPSPACE] Congressional 'space bill' afraid to use word 'plutonium'

[Edward Hudgins]

Remember that we live in politically-correct time. Today we have too many
people with the sort of mind-sets that three centuries ago were frightened
of witches. Today they're sacred to death even at the mention of the mention
of the "P" word or even nuclear power, even though in generally
leftist-environmentalist places like France they get most of their power
from the stuff without much problem or fuss. And remember the attempts to
stop the Cassini Saturn probe in 1997 because it was possessed by the evil
Plutonium demon.

 

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Subject: [FPSPACE] Congressional 'space bill' afraid to use word 'plutonium'

 

 

 

NASA Authorization Act of 2008 (Introduced in House)
<http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=27997> H.R.6063

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=27997

 

   SEC. 505. RESTORATION OF RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR MATERIAL
PRODUCTION.

   (a) Plan- The Director of OSTP shall develop a plan for restarting and
sustaining the domestic production of radioisotope thermoelectric generator
material for deep space and other space science missions.

   (b) Report- The plan developed under subsection (a) shall be transmitted
to Congress not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

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