Reps. Rohrabacher and Gohmert to Speak WASHINGTON, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Reps.

NASA chief technologist Mason Peck and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) met with executives and engineers at L’Garde Inc. on Thursday, March 15 to see the company’s progress on providing an in-space demonstration of a large, mission-capable solar sail.

Journalists are invited to tour a NASA Technology exhibit on Tuesday, March 15, from 4 to 5 pm EDT in room HVC-201 of the Capitol Visitor Center.

Lawmakers are looking for ways to keep Earth shielded from an asteroid or comet impact.

By John Canalis; Paul Eakins LONG BEACH - Congressional representatives from the Long Beach area split their three votes Monday in the shocking defeat of the financial bailout plan. The tally did not fall along party lines. Reps.