WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- A U. S. Senate committee has voted to extend the space shuttle program for at least a year beyond its scheduled termination, officials said.
The bill co-authored by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., would add a third shuttle flight for the summer of 2011, set out a new direction for NASA for the next three years, and would mean continued employment for much of the workforce at the Kennedy Space Center, WOFL-TV, Orlando reported Thursday.