Redesigned Space Station Wins Crucial Support; Quayle and National Council Approve Project Despite Reported Severe Shortcomings

From: The Washington Post | Date: March 21, 1991| Author: | Copyright information

Vice President Quayle and the National Space Council yesterday approved NASA's revised design for the Space Station Freedom on grounds that, despite the severe shortcomings reported by scientific groups, the facility is vital to American leadership in space exploration.

The next move is up to Congress, which ordered NASA to redesign the space station last fall and must vote on its funding.

Quayle said the trimmed-down design has "met Congress's demands" that it be more affordable, require fewer shuttle launches and be assembled and tested as much as possible on the ground rather than in ...

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