May 21 1991
From The Space Library
The media carried comments by William B. Lenoir, NASA Associate Administrator, that if the congressional appropriations process did not restore the cut in the Space Station funding, it would kill the project and signal that the United States "was going out of the manned space business." In addition, some media articles commended Congress for its action or raised serious questions about NASA's new design or its education of the public about the need for a Space Station. (NY Times, May 21/91; AP, May 21/91; B Sun, May 21/91; SP News, May 20-26/91)
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Fairfax, Virginia, rescheduled its launch of the Joust 1 rocket at Cape Canaveral for June 5, according to the Washington Times. (W Times, May 21/91)
USA Today carried an article concerning the large growth of communities and companies along the "Space Coast" of Florida as a result of the success of the Shuttle program. Figures of population increases, numbers of workers, and firm incomes were given. (USA Today, May 21/91)
USA Today reported that five years later NASA was still tracking down debris from Challenger in the hands of collectors because the Space Shuttle was government property. (USA Today, May 21 /91)
According to UPI, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev hailed the crew members of Mir on their successful docking of the TM-12 capsule. (UPI, May 21/91)
The press reported that the panels of the astronaut memorial monument that developed jagged cracks are being investigated. (AP, May 21/91; USA Today, May 22/91; LA Times, May 22/91)
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