Sep 27 1970
From The Space Library
U.S. space program problems were described in Washington Post by Thomas O'Toole: U.S. needed to begin development of Space Shuttle "now, which in a way is the worst possible time for it." Country was "weary of big new space projects, particularly while the spectacular Apollo project is still unfolding. . . . Also, the space agency is without an appointed administrator, which means that NASA cannot exercise its full role with Congress or the White House." NASA managers "go on sailing a skipperless ship. But what they find more disturbing is the feeling that nobody at headquarters cares whether the ship gets a captain or not." It was no secret that "men who run the space program are deeply disappointed in the Nixon Administration." They felt "that the White House neither understands nor cares to understand what the space program means or what it can do for the country." There was feeling Congress had ceased to care, too. House Committee on Science and Astronautics' Subcommittee on NASA Oversight had canceled hearings on Apollo future 'because, "outside of Rep. Olin Teague (D-Tex.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight, none of the subcommittee members was concerned enough. . .to agree to the urgency of the hearings." (W Post, 9/27/70, B 1)
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