May 15 1976
From The Space Library
A U.S.-European Space Shuttle project starting in 1980 would recruit 30 more astronauts-including women and participants from the USSR-for the planned 200 flights in the project, U.S spokesmen said at a Paris news conference held at the end of a 3-day meeting between NASA and European Space Agency officials. John F. Yardley, NASA Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, told newsmen that NASA was already training more than 30 astronauts for this program. Each flight, carrying 3 U.S. astronauts and up to 4 Europeans on space-science missions lasting between a week and a month, would cost between $18 million and $21 million; European scientists had expressed concern that the flights would cost so much that less money would be left for scientific experiments than they had hoped. Arnold W. Frutkin, NASA's Assistant Administrator for International Affairs, when asked if the Soviets might be involved in the project, said, "We have made it clear in informal discussions that this would be available to them." Those using the Shuttle would be expected to foot the bill, officials emphasized. (NYT, 15 May 76, 2; W Post, 15 May 76, A-15; W Star, 16 May 76, A-3)
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