National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of the Administrator SEP 20 1993 The Honorable John H. Gibbons Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Executive Office of the President Washington, DC 20500 Dear Dr. Gibbons: I am pleased to submit the costs and schedule impacts for Space Station Alpha which supplement the implementation plan provided to the President on September 7, 1993. The Space Station Alpha program will achieve […]

Source: Space Station Freedom Program Office President Clinton chose Option A as the preferred design for the space station based upon the Vest Committee report. In doing so, the president gave direction to NASA which included adding portions of Option B such as larger modules, truss modifications, and data system simplifications to the Option A design. Such direction has also been clearly expressed by Congress. According to the presentations made […]