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Space Shuttle (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date March 21, 1983
Report Number IB81175
Authors Marcia S. Smith, Science Policy Research Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Major shuttle issues before Congress include: cost overruns, schedule slippages, and NASA shuttle program management; the Centaur vs. the IUS as an upper stage; transition from expendable launch vehicles to the shuttle; how many shuttle orbiters to build; who should ultimately own and operate the shuttle; and shuttle pricing policy.