Big decisions. (NASA's plans for the Freedom space station) From: The Economist (US) | Date: May 1, 1993 | COPYRIGHT 1993 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Clinton Administration has proposed a $2.3 billion budget for the planned space station Freedom, under the requirement that it must be redesigned. NASA must find ways to reduce costs of designing and building the station while retaining its capabilities.

Before the Clinton administration can pursue its own ideas on research and development, it must deal with the "big science" bequeathed to it. We look at the political troubles facing the space station and, on the next page, the...

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