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NASA AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979

NASA AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SPACE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,

SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. 2527

TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE NATIONAL AERO-

NAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATON FOR RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTON OF FACILITIES, AND RE-

SEARCH AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND FOR OTHER

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

HOWARD W. CANNON, Nevada, Chairman

CONTENTS

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES

MARCH 1, 1978

Biegon, Bradford E., resident of Danvers, Mass.-
Prepared statement of Mr. Biegon_.

Calio. Dr. Anthony J., Associate Administrator for Space and Terrestrial

Applications, NASA'; accompanied by Mr. Leonard Jaffee, Deputy Asso-

ciate Administrator; Dr. Ichtiaque Rasool, Chief Scientist; and Mr.

Louis Mogavero, Director, Technology Utilization Office__

Prepared statement of Dr. Calio----

Questions of the committee and answers thereto-

Henderson, Dr. Frederick B., III, president, Geosat Committee, Inc.;

accompanied by R. A. Barker, president, AMAX, Inc-----

Prepared statement of Dr. Henderson__.

Page

725

731

511

625

660

703

714

MARCH 7, 1978

artin, Robert H., Director of Facilities, NASA.

880

Prepared statement of Mr. Curtin_.

886

Questions of the committee and answers thereto.

894

Prepared statement of Dr. Kramer_.

Kramer. Dr. James J., Associate Administrator for Aeronautics and Space
Technology, NASA..

741

785

Questions of the committee and answers thereto___.

867

Ladwig, Alan, president, Forum for the Advancement of Students in

Prepared statement of Mr. Ladwig_.

Science and Technology; Leonard David, program director; and Rex

Ridenoure

896

908

Prepared statement of Mr. David_.

910

Prepared statement of Mr. Ridenoure------

912

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES, LETTERS, AND STATEMENTS

American Society for Engineering Education, Student Experimentation

Via the Shuttle, article--.

912

Atkinson, Richard C., director, National Science Foundation, letter with

enclosure of February 21, 1978__

611

Javenport, Joan M., Assistant Secretary of the Interior, letter with attach-

ment of May 5, 1978__

575

Hjort. Howard W., Director of Economics, Policy Analysis and Budget,
Department of Agriculture, letter with enclosure of March 8, 1978----
Kramer, James J., Associate Administrator for Aeronautics and Space
Technology. NASA, letter of March 24, 1978-

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, statement_

evenson, Hon. Adlai E., U.S. Senator from Illinois and Hon. Harrison

Schmitt, U.S. Senator from New Mexico, letter of December 14, 1977---

612

784

593

904

(III)