SFF & NASA ‘InSync’ On Agency Handling Of *NSYNC Star

The Space Frontier Foundation (SFF), an oft time critic of NASA space policy, today praised the Johnson Space Center (JSC) and NASA Headquarters for their handling of pop singer, and would-be cosmonaut, Lance Bass’s training at the JSC astronaut training facility last week. “This is NASA living truer to its charter”, said SSF director William M. Boland, citing the Federal law requiring the agency to “seek and encourage, to the fullest extent possible, the commercial use of outer space. Singing in harmony with NASA is not an altogether familiar situation for our foundation”, said Boland, “but their most recent actions supporting the effort to fly Lance Bass definitely strike the right chords. Sure, there’s a chance Lance won’t fly, and while we wish him well, NASA’s new openness and real-life flexibility matters more in the long run.” Read more.