The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3070), as originally introduced in the House by space and aeronautics subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), included the following language in section (4)(b)(2) : “The Space Shuttle shall not be launched after December 31, 2010.”

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