From: utzoo!decvax!cca!TAW@S1-A@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.space Title: Article-I.D.: sri-unix.1490 Posted: Wed May 19 14:47:18 1982 Received: Fri May 21 00:32:09 1982 From: Tom WadlowAviation Week excerpts (from the May 17, 1982 issue) Piece of the Rock Space Transportation Co., which has submitted a proposal to NASA and the Administration for private funding of the fifth shuttle orbiter in exchange for space transportation system marketing rights, now has the Prudential Insurance Co. as its primary financing partner. Space Transportation Co. has told NASA and the White House it is ready to commit $150 million in private funds in Fiscal 1983 to help initiate procurement of a fifth shuttle orbiter. Page 50 contains a full page ad for Exocet missiles (the one that sunk the HMS Sheffield). How timely.... --Tom