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From: ron@brl-smoke.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
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Subject: Re: Trust (?) Fund
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Date: Sun, 9-Feb-86 12:45:36 EST
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> >	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? 
> 
> According to a news broadcast that  I saw,  NASA can  not, by federal
> law,  purchase  insurance  for  the  shuttle,  or the  crew.  Chrisat

The government insures NOTHING.  When we had a 6 million dollar computer
site shipped by truck accross country, we had to hope nothing happens.
When the government rents vehicles, it does not pay for insurance, if
they are damaged or the government incurs liability they pay for it
themselves.

For those who are curious, the standard life insurance for civilian
goverment employees is an amount equal to your annual salary.  You
are best advised to gets some additional coverage at your own expense
if you have a family.

Of course, other than McAuliffe there were non-government civilians on
the flight.  Typically Aerospace companies have both some standard
life insurance (like twice your salary) plus some phenomenal
accidental death and dismembership policies included as the no-cost
benefits of the company.

-Ron