Mar 19 1995
From The Space Library
In the midst of the budget wars in Washington, NASA and its ventures are under increasingly hostile fire. NASA has trimmed fat from dozens of programs and it is weighing whether to eliminate one of its dozen centers, which employ tens of thousands of people. The Agency is also investigating ways to lighten the cost of lofting its fleet of four shuttles, which consume billions of dollars every year. Starting in 1996, there will be seven missions a year rather than eight. And last week, an independent advisory report suggested that NASA consider turning over Shuttle operations to a private contractor and cut back its safety checks. (NY Times, Mar 19/95; W Post, Mar 27/95, Mar 28/95, Mar 29/95 & Apr 7/95; Fla Today, Mar 14/95, Mar 28/95 & Apr 8/95; Space News, Mar 13/95, Mar 27/95, Apr 3/95, Apr 10/95 & Apr 24/95; Reuters, Aug 22/95; WSJ,Oct 2/95; Av Wk, Feb 13/95 & Mar 27/95; Science, Mar 3/95, Mar 17/95, Apr 14/95 & Apr 21/95)
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