Sep 28 1989
From The Space Library
A coalition of three antinuclear groups filed suit in the Washington, D.C. Federal District Court to stop the launch of the nuclear powered Galileo space probe aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The three groups contended that NASA and the Department of Energy had illegally delayed release of health and safety risk assessments of a potential accident involving Galileo's plutonium-fueled radioisotope thermal generators. The groups filing suit were the Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, the Christie Institute, and the Foundation on Economic Trends. NASA and the Energy Department denied the charges, and the space agency continued to carry on with preparations for the planned launch of Atlantis-Galileo on October 12. The suit was subsequently dismissed by the court during its preliminary hearing. (LA Times, Sep 28/89; NY Times, Sep 29/89; W Post, Sep 29/89; W Times, Sep 29/89; B Sun, Sep 29/89; UPI, Sep 29/89)
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