OCONNORDM@GE-CRD.ARPA (OCONNOR DENNIS MICHAEL) (11/24/86)
Date: 24-NOV-1986 10:49 From: Dennis O'Connor Sender: OCONNORDM Subject: New space-shuttle To: space@angband@smtp -------- What's the general reaction to Reagan's pocket veto of the funds needed to build a new Space Shuttle, and his reasons ? My understanding is that he vetoed the funds because the bill did not give him enough personal control of NASA. But wasn't it the presure to get Challenger up before his press conference the same evening that led to Challenger being unsafely launched in the first place ? Does he want\ more personal control so he can use NASA as a public circus for his own political purposes ? Dennis O'Connor --------