Florida's auditors are urging Florida lawmakers to freeze funding for Space Florida until the agency has a clear mission and master plan. After completing one quater of its economic development agenda since 2006, Space Florida's "efforts to promote Florida's space industry are hindered by its failure to develop a comprehensive master plan, "according to the Legisture's office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability." Lawmakers appropriated $14.5 million to rebuild Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, but no commercial companies have yet signed on to use the facility, according to an article printed in the Orlando Sentinel in Florida.
This is another example of NASA recieving monies ahead of time on promises it can not keep. Why didn't NASA research the plans of the proposed commercial companies and evaluate the length of time it would take before the rebuilt launch pad could be utilized. Another example of NASA recieving money and not having accountability for it. Next they will want more money from Obama's Stimulas plan.
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