Aucbarpa.788 net.space utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:arnold Thu Feb 4 16:21:15 1982 Re: I think you might also give some credit to Jerry Brown. Some inside information indicates that one reason Reagan + advisors decided not to slash hard at NASA programs was to avoid handing Jerry obvious and wonderful targets for his campaign. Not that I want to dengrate those who worked hard on this. But remember that Reagan doesn't make all of his decisions on a basis of philosophy. Ken P.S. Neither does any other politician, of course.