rivero@kovacs.UUCP (Michael Foster Rivero) (01/03/85)
------ I certainly don't want to suggest that the Civilian Participation program is a political ploy, but has anyone noticed that the second passenger to ride the shuttle after the Science Teacher will be a certain Senator from Utah who just happens to be on the NASA appropriations committee??????????
eder@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dani Eder) (01/07/85)
> I certainly don't want to suggest that the Civilian > Participation program is a political ploy, but has anyone > noticed that the second passenger to ride the shuttle after > the Science Teacher will be a certain Senator from Utah who > just happens to be on the NASA appropriations > committee?????????? Garn is not going as part of the Civilian Participation program, but as a Senator. He probably will fly before the teacher gets to. The ostensible reason is to be a 'fact finding trip', as part of his duties on that subcommittee. Garn likes to fly. He has about 10 000 hours flying time already. But this is a business trip, not for fun ( :-) ). Over the next few years, there will be quite a number of 'non-essential' travelers on the Shuttle. If you are the major payload on the flight, and the Shuttle has an available space, you can carry one 'payload specialist' to orbit. I'm sure no company or countrythat has the opportunity will pass it up. Dani Eder / Boeing Aerospace Company / uw-beaver!ssc-vax!eder
al@ames.UUCP (Al Globus) (01/09/85)
> ------ > > > > I certainly don't want to suggest that the Civilian > Participation program is a political ploy, but has anyone > noticed that the second passenger to ride the shuttle after > the Science Teacher will be a certain Senator from Utah who > just happens to be on the NASA appropriations > committee?????????? Actually, Senator Garn will fly first. Of course the Citizen Observer program is political. But it don't hurt no one and a few people will get to fly, is that so bad? The additional cost is negligable (spelling?). Actually, I think they ought to fly the Pres and all Congressmen, if one can restrain the urge to airlock 'em on the third orbit...
cjn@calmasd.UUCP (Cheryl Nemeth) (01/10/85)
Who knows, maybe Congress will see that with a very limited number of shuttles not all of them are going to get to fly. Of course that can't be allowed, so they'll have to expand the program... Cheryl Nemeth