157. Space Shuttle program organization_-_- 158. Space Shuttle program cost guidelines development phase-- 159. Space Shuttle program cost guidelines production phase---. 182. Representative mission model distribution___ 184. Candidate Tug program options---- 185. Inflight lower body negative pressure experiment MO92_ 186. "G" tolerance after simulated weightlessness___. 187. Representative Shuttle environmental control system (RSECS). Figure 213. Marshall Space Flight Center_. 214. Johnson Space Center---. 215. Kennedy Space Center_. 216. Manned space flight research and program management-distribu- 219. Manned space flight-occupational distribution-fiscal year 1974_. Page 484 486 488 489 489 490 490 514 514 516 NASA AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1974 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1973 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, Washington, D.C. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:30 a.m., in room 235, Russell Senate Office Building, Senator Frank E. Moss (chairman), presiding. Present: Senators Moss, Cannon, Abourezk, Goldwater, Weicker, Bartlett, Helms, and Domenici. Also present: Robert F. Allnutt, staff director; Mary Jane Due, counsel/chief clerk; James J. Gehrig, Glen P. Wilson, Craig Voorhees, Charles Lombard, and Lester Fettig, professional staff members; Ralph E. Vandervort, assistant chief clerk; and Mary Rita Robbins, clerical assistant. OPENING STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. Today we open our hearings on S. 880, a bill to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 1974. S. 880 was introduced by Senator Goldwater and me on February 15, 1973, by request, in response to Administrator Fletcher's letter of February 7, 1973, to the President of the Senate. Without objection, I would like to include in the record at this point Dr. Fletcher's letter, and the attached draft bill and sectional analysis. [The documents referred to follow:] NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, Hon. SPIRO T. AGNEW, Washington, D.C., February 7, 1973. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: Submitted herewith is a draft of a bill, "To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and program management, and for other purposes," together with the sectional analysis thereof. It is submitted to the President of the Senate pursuant to Rule VII of the standing rules of the Senate. Section 4 of the Act of June 15, 1959, 73 Stat. 73, 75 (42 U.S.C. 2460), provides that no appropriation may be made to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration unless previously authorized by legislation. It is the purpose of the enclosed bill to provide such requisite authorization in the amounts and for the purposes recommended by the President in the Budget of the United States Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974. The bill would authorize appropriations totaling $3,016,000,000 to be made to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as follows: (1) For "Research and development" amounts totaling $2,197,000,000; (1) In addition to the funds that would be authorized under the draft bill, the President recommends that $91,000,000, which has been made available from the fiscal year 1973 appropriation, be applied to the fiscal year 1974 budget. Thus, the President recommends for NASA a total program amount of $3,107,000,000 for the fiscal year 1974. The $91,000,000 has been applied to the following program line items: (1) Space flight operations, $25,000,000; (4) Physics and astronomy, $30,400,000; (6) Launch vehicle procurement, $600,000; (7) Space applications, $6,000,000; (8) Aeronautical research and technology, $25,000,000; and $4,000,000 for the Nuclear power and propulsion program, for which no new authorization is required in 1974. The enclosed draft bill is substantially the same as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1973 (Public Law 92–304), except for the necessary changes in the dollar amounts involved, and other editorial changes hereinafter discussed. The following changes have been made to the "Research and development” program line items: the "Apollo" and "Nuclear power and propulsion" items have been deleted since no funds are being requested for these programs; the "Space Shuttle," formerly included within "Space flight operations" has been added as a separate line item. The locational line items under "Construction of facilities" have been revised to the extent necessary to reflect the projects for which authorization to appropriate is requested. The language of section 1(c) of the current authorization act, which limits the amount available for personnel and related costs, and section 4 (b) of that same act, which sets forth related similar language, have been omitted from the draft bill. Such limitation is deemed unnecessary for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1973. However, added to section 1(c) of the draft bill is language which would authorize to be appropriated such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, or other employee benefits authorized by law. Finally, the last section of the draft bill, section 7. has been changed to provide that the bill, upon enactment, may be cited as the "National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1974," rather than "1973." Where required by section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2) (C)), environmental impact statements covering NASA installations and the programs to be funded in fiscal year 1974 have been furnished to the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recommends that the enclosed draft bill be enacted. The Office of Management and Budget has advised that such enactment would be in accord with the program of the President. Sincerely, JAMES C. FLETCHER, Administrator. A BILL To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and program management, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: (a) For "Research and development,” for the following programs: (1) Space flight operations, $555,500,000; (2) Space shuttle, $475,000,000; (3) Advanced missions, $1,500,000; (4) Physics and astronomy, $64,600,000; (5) Lunar and planetary exploration, $312,000.000; (6) Launch vehicle procurement, $176,400,000; (7) Space applications, $147,000,000; (8) Aeronautical research and technology, $146,000,000; (9) Space research and technology, $65,000,000; (10) Tracking and data acquisition, $250,000,000; (11) Technology utilization, $4,000,000. (b) For "Construction of facilities," including land acquisitions, as follows: (1) Replacement of transportation facility, Goddard Space Flight Center, $660,000; (2) Rehabilitation of vibration laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center, $710,000; (3) Modifications of and addition to 25-foot space simulator building, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, $740,000; (4) Modification of planetary mission support facilities, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, $580,000; (5) Rehabilitation and modification of 600 p.s.i. air supply system, Langley Research Center, $2,410,000; (6) Construction of systems engineering building, Langley Research Center, $1,620,000; (7) Rehabilitation of airfield pavement, Wallops Station, $570,000; (8) Rehabilitation of communication system, Wallops Station, $575,000; (9) Modification for fire protection improvements at various tracking and data stations, $1,885,000; (10) Modification of space launch complex 2 West, Vandenberg Air Force Base, $980,000; (11) Modification of power system, Slidell Computer Complex, $1,085,000; (12) Space Shuttle facilities at various locations, $67,200,000, as follows: (A) Modification for auxiliary propulsion and power systems test facilities, White Sands Test Facility, (B) Modifications for Shuttle avionics integration laboratory, Manned Spacecraft Center, (C) Modifications for radiant heating verification facility, Manned Spacecraft Center, (D) Modifications for the Orbiter propulsion system test facilities, Mississippi Test Facility, (E) Modifications for external tank structural test facilities, Marshall Space Flight Center, (F) Modification of manufacturing and subassembly facilities for the Orbiter, NASA Industrial Plant, Downey, California, (G) Modification of and addition to final assembly and checkout facilities for the Orbiter, Air Force Plant No. 42, Palmdale, California, (H) Modification of manufacturing and final assembly facilities for external tanks, Michoud Assembly Facility, (I) Construction of Orbiter handling facilities, John F. Kennedy Space Center; (13) Rehabilitation and modification of facilities at various locations, not in excess of $500,000 per project, $14,785,000; (14) Minor construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities at various locations, not in execss of $250,000 per project, $4,600,000; (15) Facility planning and design not otherwise provided for, $13,600,000. (c) For "Research and program management," $707,000,000, and such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, or other employee benefits authorized by law. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1(g), appropriations for "Research and development" may be used (1) for any items of a capital nature (other than acquisition of land) which may be required at locations other than installations of the Administration for the performance of research and development contracts, and (2) for grants to nonprofit institutions of higher education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase or construction of additional research facilities; and title to such facilities shall be vested in the United States unless the Administrator determines that the national program of aeronautical and space activities will best be served by vesting title in any such grantee institution or organization. Each such grant shall be made under such conditions as the Administrator shall determine to be required to insure that the United States will receive therefrom benefit adequate to justify the making of that grant. None of the funds appropriated for "Research and development" pursuant to this Act may be used in accordance with this subsection for the construction of any major facility, the estimated cost of which, including col |