▁man agers ▁told ▁their ▁work force ▁that ▁ST S - 1 3 5 ▁would ▁fly ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁fund ing ▁situation ▁via ▁a ▁continu ing ▁resolution . ▁ ▁Until ▁this ▁point , ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁no ▁official ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁ST S - 1 3 5 ▁mission ▁in ▁NASA ▁documentation ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁ ▁During ▁an ▁address ▁at ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Space ▁Fl ight ▁Center ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁NASA ▁administrator ▁Charles ▁B old en ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁ag ency ▁needed ▁to ▁fly ▁ST S - 1 3 5 ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁due ▁to ▁possible ▁del ays ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁commercial ▁rock ets ▁and ▁space craft ▁designed ▁to ▁transport ▁cargo ▁to ▁the ▁I SS . ▁" We ▁are ▁hoping ▁to ▁fly ▁a ▁third ▁sh utt le ▁mission ▁( in ▁addition ▁to ▁ST S - 1 3 3 ▁and ▁ST S - 1 3 4 ) ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁what ▁everybody ▁calls ▁the ▁launch - on - need ▁mission ... and ▁that ' s ▁really ▁needed ▁to ▁[ bu y ▁down ] ▁the ▁risk ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁time ▁for ▁commercial ▁cargo ," ▁B old en ▁said . ▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁NASA ' s ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁authorization , ▁which ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁but ▁fund ing ▁remained ▁dependent ▁on ▁a ▁subsequent ▁appropri ations ▁bill . ▁United ▁Space ▁Alliance