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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1971

Page

7

Reagan Cranston Cooperate in Bid for Space Shuttle

California officials press to win the space shuttle contract and launch site. Bi partisan task force headed by Robert H. Volk cites weather and geography, with Jet Propulsion Laboratory expertise cited as a key advantage. Coordinating with Reagan administration and California delegation, Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke named representative.

Robert H. Volk California Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena House Reagan Ed Reinecke Volk

Shuttle site fight pits California delegates against rivals

Officials at NASA and the White House weigh site options for the space shuttle amid a California delegation push. The reusable piggyback craft faces competition from Vandenberg Edwards AFB New Mexico Utah and Cape Kennedy Florida as a forthcoming NASA report guides selection.

NASA White House California Vandenberg and Edwards Air Force Bases New Mexico Utah Cape Kennedy Florida

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