sjb (05/12/82)
As part of the new NASA $6.6 billion budget approved by the Senate Commerce Committee suggests that the Air Force pay more for shuttle launchings than it has in the past. The precise figure for them is proposed to be $409 million, which will be distributed along for other programs. In other news, NASA announced the forming of a committee to make up plans for a space station to be launched by the end of the decade. Their first report will be submitted in five months. The agency must still convince the White House and Congress on the idea, though.