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From: sytek@tektronix.UUCP (Mike Ewan)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Trust (?) Fund
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Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 12:01:06 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  7 12:01:06 1986
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In article <884@decwrl.DEC.COM> williams@kirk.DEC (John Williams 223-3402) writes:
>
>
>	How is it that a children's fund is actually necessary? I would
>have thought that NASA would have insured the lives of the crew. If they
>didn't, why not? If they did, what is this fund? I have a feeling that
>it's the good old american way of capitalizing on tragedy.
>
>	C'mon, you're not going to try and tell me that no one knew
>that this was risky business, are you?
>
>						John.

NASA does not carry insurance on the shuttle crew.  Each crew member has
insurance through the military or through the private sector.  The commander,
pilot and one other crew member had military insurance of approx. $50,000.

No data was available for the other members except Krista due to privacy laws.
Of course Krista had the million dollar policy from Lloyds.  Otherwise
she would have had only the insurance provided by her school district.

Yes they know it is a risky business, but NASA is not in the insurance
business.

	Mike Ewan
	(the above opinions are all my own)