HR260 Summary

• Urges President Barack Obama to reverse his decision to cancel funding for NASA's Constellation project, which aims to return humans to the moon and enable Solar System exploration.

• The Constellation project calls for development of two rockets, the Ares I and Ares V, to transport personnel and cargo, with rockets being built by private contractors including ATK, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and PW Rocketdyne.

• The United States has already invested over $9 billion in Ares rocket development, and cancelling the program would cost an additional $2.5 billion.

• Calls on Alabama's Congressional Delegation to fight for restoration of Constellation project funding and oppose further cancellation efforts, citing significant harm to the economy and citizens of Huntsville and Alabama.

• Directs that a copy of the resolution be provided to the President and all members of Alabama's Congressional Delegation.