Columbia discovery a surprise in space science
Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia enter a second week in orbit as a Dutch X-ray telescope detects iron in Cygnus X-3, a collapsed neutron star. The mission links include German and U.S. officials and a five-satellite network enabling a historic cross continental talk between Reagan and Kohl.
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Charles Chappell
Ulf Merbold
Max-Planck Institute
Stuttgart
West Germany
Heinz Riesenhuber
Bonn
Reagan
Washington
Helmut Kohl
European Economic Community
Athens
Proxmire criticizes NASA space station plan as bureaucratic boondoggle
Senator William Proxmire says NASA aims to spend 20 to 30 billion dollars over 15 years on a large space station, instead of cheaper options like a small space platform or modified shuttle. He cites OTA estimates and argues the project would keep centers open and bureaucrats busy, urging private and international funding instead.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Proxmire
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
National Aeronautic and Space
NASA
Senate Appropriations Committee
United Parcel Service
Wife killer seeks child custody in Kansas City
Louis Jackson Jr., acquitted by reason of insanity in the death of his wife, seeks custody of his three children, two of whom witnessed the shooting. The children are in the care of the wife's parents, Thomas and Otnella Dupree, who question a man who killed their daughter as a fit guardian.
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Kansas City
Kan
UPI
Louis Jackson Jr
Louis TH
Laverie
Jackson
Farbenn Ant
LaWanne Jackson
Thomas and
Otnella Dupree
Duprees
Noeo Ital
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Garriott
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Edwards Air Force Base
California Desert
Spacelab
Earth
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Byron Lichtenberg
Sen
Holiday Health & Fitness Centers
Holiday Health
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Erie
MasterCard
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Ithaca
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