They really are living in the past:

Missouri Congressman Mistakenly Refers To ‘Soviet Union’ In Anti-Obama Space Policy Press Release

“The decision by the Obama administration to gut NASA’s manned flight program does more than jeopardize the long term goals of solar system exploration, the cancellation of the space shuttles replacement will effectively leave the United States reliant upon the Soviet Union to grant us access to low earth orbit. As a member of the Armed Services Committee I am very concerned with that possibility, and as an American I am disappointed by the prospect.