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Subject: Proxmire, Stockman on the Shuttle - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 25-Jun-83 05:43:28 EDT
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inmet!tower    Jun 24 11:00:00 1983

Though I like the idea of honoring those who have inspired us into
space (e.g. Clarke and Heinlein)....

It makes a lot of sense to use spare Shuttle seats to send up
anit-space people, "spend the money here" people, and influential politicians.

David Stockman (OMB), Jesse Jackson, and Senator Proxmire, come to mind.

If we can show these people some of the grandeur, perhaps we can
get more $$ from them to help insure our future. [and if
one congressman made the junket, more will, so they would increase
shuttle funding .....]

I'm sure the game could get very complex - hopefully, NASA has
very good PR and budget people. 

-len tower harpo!inmet!tower