Return to space faces delays and overhaul plan
The Rogers commission urged major NASA reforms after the Challenger disaster. New booster joint design, redesigned engines and test stands are likely, with an escape system under consideration. Flight resumption could slip to 1987 or later, depending on funding, testing, and resolving multiple safety concerns.
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NASA Faces Scramble to Meet 1986 Shuttle Schedule
Washington AP notes the Rogers Commission found NASA struggled to meet its 1986 launch commitments due to the shuttle remaining in a research and development phase. It cites early administrator Beggs remarks and a culture prioritizing operational readiness over current capabilities, risking resource strain to hit a 1990 goal.
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James Beggs
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Insurance Pricing Boom and Slump Cited in 1986 Recovery
The early 1980s saw an unprecedented insurance pricing swing as high interest rates sparked aggressive but mismanaged pricing. Experts say firms overreached, with Myron M. Picoult of Oppenheimer & Co criticizing decision making. By 1986 first quarter earnings show a rebound and rising profits for property and casualty insurers after a poor 1985.
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Oppenheimer & Co
Carteret Bank Expands Into Maryland and Virginia
Carteret Bank, the 18th largest savings institution with 52 New Jersey and 37 Florida branches, acquires First Federal Savings and Loan of Montgomery County Virginia and Admiral Builders Savings and Loan in Maryland. Total deposits rise to $38 million. depositors gain FSLIC coverage up to $100,000. The merger lifts a state withdrawal limit and broadens Carteret’s footprint in the region.
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Lawmakers Debate ICC Role in Rail Trackage Rates
Rep. W J Billy Tauzin voices concern over ICC action on fair trackage rental to prevent railroads from gouging coal mines. In a separate remark, United Coal general counsel J Thomas Fowlkes calls fuel acid rain studies by federal researchers incomplete, deeming the legislation premature.
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ICC
J. Thomas Fowlkes
United Coal
Panel formed to aid NASA on redesigned solid rocket boosters
Washington AP The National Academy of Sciences formed a 10 member advisory panel to evaluate NASA and contractor efforts to redesign and build the new solid rocket boosters blamed for the Challenger accident. The group chaired by H Guyford Severs will provide written recommendations after detailed booster reviews and data analysis ahead of the July 1987 flight.
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Presidential Commission
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