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Private funds eyed to replace Challenger shuttle
Reagan aides discuss private funding to back a new fourth orbiter as NASA argues for a four shuttle fleet. Costs cited at 2.8 billion, with budget limits and Gramm Rudman belt tightening shaping Congress stance. Private leasing or backers like Astrotech floated, while officials caution on savings and tech age.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Reagan
West Coast
James C. Fletcher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pentagon
Challenger
Congress
Gramm-Rudman
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
California
NASA
Donald T. Regan
Regan