Space program lacks direction

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: May 9, 1989| Author: Editorials | Copyright information

The successful flight of the space shuttle Atlantis and the launching of its Venus explorer Magellan is both a wonderful thing and yet another reminder of the disarray in the nation's space program.

After a weeklong postponement caused by mechanical problems, the shuttle was launched last Thursday just five minutes before a deadline that would have scrubbed the mission. And that would have meant that the interesting, important and already long-delayed Magellan exploration of Venu...

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