JNC@MIT-MC@sri-unix (06/07/82)
From: J. Noel Chiappa <JNC at MIT-MC> Speaking of said address, anyone have ANY idea what he is going to say? They're being very quiet about it, but if they are going to use up July 4 (national fervour, etc..) and tow three shuttles around for a backdrop it must be something major. I can't image them doing that for a 'Gee, isn't the shuttle neat' speech or anything like that. My realistic estimate would be that he would announce a definite decision to go with a permanent manned station, but I could easily see him standing up and doing a massive PR job about how Apollo helped produce one of the few major industries in the US that is healthy, how the rest of the world is overtaking us in research, and how the nation is suffering malaise froma lack of direction, and announcing some major long range plan (a la Kennedy). Anyone know or want to comment?