Apr 7 1991
From The Space Library
The crew of Atlantis photographed the oil well fires burning in Kuwait as they passed over. (UPI, Apr 7/91)
The Orlando Sentinel Star published two special reports on NASA and Space Shuttles. The first was a review of the first 10 years of space flight: the dreams in contrast with the reality of costs and delays experienced. The conclusion was that "The price of a rushed design on a shoestring budget has meant, for the Shuttle, unreliability." The second article dealt with NASA's plans for the next decade with reference to such items as the Personnel Launch System, a small capsule or space plane on top of an expendable booster rocket to carry astronauts and some cargo to a Space Station; the Advanced Manned Launch System, a reusable vehicle combined with a reusable booster, capable of carrying more persons and cargo; and the National Aerospace Plane (NASP), which would bum a "slush" mixture of liquid and solid hydrogen. Most research funds to date went into the development of the NASP. (0 Sen Star, Apr 7/91)
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