Oct 16 1994
From The Space Library
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered NASA in 1991 to conduct a site-wide investigation of longstanding environmental problems across its 352-acre complex on the western border of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The problems included dumps containing spent rocket fuel and contamination of soil and water by mercury. To date, there was little evidence of progress apart from much discussion of how the eventual cleanup would be done. (Plain Dealer, Oct 16/94)
A critical article broke down the percentages NASA would devote to various programs during the 1995 fiscal year, out of the $14.4 billion approved by Congress. The following categories were listed: Space Shuttle, 25 percent; NASA bureaucracy, 15 percent; Space Station, 15 percent; Mission to Planer Earth, 9 percent; physics and astronomy, 8 percent; aeronautics, 6 percent; planetary exploration, 5 percent; advanced concepts and technology, 4 percent; mission communications, 3 percent; launch services, 2 percent; life and microgravity sciences, 2 percent; space communication and telecommunications, 1 per-cent; new construction, 1 percent; safety office, .5 percent; inspector general, .5 percent. Not included were wind tunnel operations. (0 Sen Star, Oct 16/94)
Another article in the same newspaper commended NASA for having learned the secret to getting along with Congress: humility equaled stability. NASA had done its homework prior to submitting its budget request and received almost everything it asked for. The writer gave most of the credit to NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin whose mantra of "cheaper, better, faster" had forced NASA staff to wake up to reality. (0 Sen Star, Oct 16/94)
An example was given of the way in which NASA-sponsored research in aeronautics, in this case at the Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, had practical applications in daily life. The example involved a redesign of big rig trucks, based on Ed Saltzman's research, which made the trucks more fuel efficient. (Antelope Valley Daily News, Oct 16/94)
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