NATION : Quayle Seeks Panel on NASA
WASHINGTON — Vice President Dan Quayle announced today that he has asked NASA Administrator Richard Truly to form an independent task force to consider “the future long-term direction” of the troubled space program.
In a written statement, David Beckwith, Quayle’s press secretary, also said that “contrary to some published reports, there is no White House investigation of NASA.”
The vice president “is looking forward to the resumption” of the space shuttle program, which has been grounded since May by a fuel leak, he said.
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