If you space cadets ever heard about the mythical "seperation of church and
state," and have some notion that a similar "wall" exists between NASA and
the military, check this out the following Forwarded message.
Thomas
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 11:07:37 -0400
From: "GEC, Inc." <gec@g-e-c.com>
To: fcpj@afn.org
Subject: in broad daylight...their in bed together for sure...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND AND NASA
ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TEAMS
April 17, 1997
Release No. 97-04-02
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have agreed to work together in
several
areas of mutual interest in the hopes of saving both organizations costs
and sharing in new technologies to benefit future spaceflight and spacecraft.
Under the terms of the agreement signed by NASA Administrator Daniel
S.Goldin and Air Force Space Command Commander General Howell M. Estes,
III, NASA and the Air Force have formed partnership teams to study seven
areas of potential cooperation. These areas include studying the cost
feasibility of launching Defense Support Program satellites from the Space
Shuttle in 1999; possible expanded use of the Shuttle for Air Force
technology payloads; and consolidate plans that outline space
transportation needs of NASA and the Air Force.
NASA and the Air Force also will examine their respective infrastructures
and common-use facilities; develop and coordinate an implementation plan to
address orbiting space debris; possible collaboration on the Clementine II
project; and expand cooperation in space weather environment research and
data sharing.
Each team is scheduled to provide an interim report on their findings to
senior management of both organizations in mid-July.
-- MZ