Pentagon orders space shuttle tests mark turning point in U S space effort
The Columbia flight will test secret Pentagon sensors to aid future military spy satellites while NASA extends civilian space work. Security tightens with $73 million in measures at Cape Canaveral and Houston as Air Force prepares own shuttle assets by 1985.
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NASA eyes permanent space station as shuttle poised to launch
NASA chief James Beggs revived plans for a small permanent manned space station to follow the shuttle program. The first station could cost 3 to 5 billion dollars with assembly in orbit, potentially by 1990, aiming to study Earth impacts and enable Mars and Venus probes.
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Equal rights faces defeat in failed ERA push
The National Organization for Women concedes it cannot pass the Equal Rights Amendment before the June 30 deadline. NOW leader Eleanor Smeal vows to continue fighting for women through a new independent political force and a campaign fund while regrouping after states Florida Illinois North Carolina and Oklahoma fell short.
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