Participants meet with almost 100 members of Congress and staff

WASHINGTON, DC: June 14, 2007 The Space Exploration Alliance (SEA) launched the 2007 Moon-Mars Blitz this week in Washington, DC, meeting with almost 100 members of Congress and their staff members to support the American space program. In addition to numerous face-to-face meetings with members of Congress, SEA spoke with the offices of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Hillary Clinton, and also dropped off petitions for Senator Harry Reid and House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey. Moon-Mars Blitz participants were quite pleased with the reception they received at most meetings. According to Blitz Co-Chair Rick Zucker, "We discussed with Congress the many reasons why space is so important to the future of our nation, and we did so at a critical time in the budgetary process. I was pleased not only by the positive response that we received from those offices that are traditionally strong supporters of NASA, but also by the strong interest that was expressed in many other congressional offices which represent districts in which NASA does not have a strong presence or a natural constituency."

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