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Subject: Re: Future of the Space Program
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Date: Thu, 30-Jan-86 13:04:25 EST
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In article <12178969201.19.DENNETT@SRI-NIC.ARPA> you write:
 
>- What kind of escape mechanism (if any) does the shuttle have for the crew?
  
   To my knowledge, none.

>- Will this be a setback for the space program, due to public disapproval
>  or the government's need to find (and punish) someone?

   From Reagan's speech, I would think not.


>- Alternately, might it lead to *greater* support of the space program
>  (e.g., if NASA presents a case along the lines of "If our budget were
>  larger, this wouldn't have happened.")?

   I have seen something to this effect on the net, and heard people on
the news refer to this.

>- Might this redirect (to some extent) the focus of the manned space
>  program away from the shuttle (large, complex) back toward simpler or
>  alternative launch systems?

   Possibly, we'll just have to see.

Interesting observation: 30 minutes after the loss of the shuttle, pictures
were carried on Soviet TV...

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