Senate panel moves to fund new space program steps
The Senate Appropriations Committee drafts a 526 million package for NASA to repair and salvage the shuttle fleet after the Challenger disaster. The bill funds investigation costs and booster redesign while delaying a replacement shuttle. NASA leaders discuss safety and Congress eyes quick approval amid administration funding uncertainties.
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NASA outlines 1990s space station plan with 5 modules
NASA plans a cased-down space station with fourteen lights for on orbit operation in the 1990s. The first manned flight could be 1992 or 1993, aiming for completion by 1996. Budget limits shift permanently manning to 1994. Eight billion dollars funds modules for living logistics and microgravity research with partners ESA Japan and Canada contributing modules and centers.
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Journalists narrowed to 40 for first space journalist
Columbia South Carolina AP reports 40 semifinalists remain for the first journalist to fly aboard the space shuttle as the program waits in limbo while a presidential commission investigates the Challenger explosion. Eight from North Central and Western regions join others across five regions. a 15 member panel will pick five finalists then one journalist and a backup.
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