Asri-unix.1393 net.space utzoo!decvax!cca!TAW@S1-A@sri-unix Tue May 4 15:56:02 1982 Aviation week excerpt From: Tom Wadlow Washington Roundup Space policy address by President Reagan at Edwards AFB, Calif after the landing of the fourth space shuttle mission July 4 is under consideration at the White House. One important element of the policy already decided is that support for development of a full shuttle-based operational space transportation system will be continued even if an orbiter vehicle and crew were to be lost in a major accident. Such sustained support for an operational system has never been declared previously, a factor in the reluctance of some payload sponsors to commit to long term shuttle planning. (START-BOLDFACE) President Reagan has already directed that any significant shuttle program changes must be discussed directly with him. (END-BOLDFACE) Following the Mission 4 landing at Edwards three complete shuttle orbiters, the Columbia, the new Challenger and the old Enterprise, will all be within towing distance of each other, as a possible backdrop for a presidential space policy address. >From AWST May 3, 1982 ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.