HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIEN( I AND Tl< HNOLOGY 



VII. Space Science, Applications, and Advanced Research, p aRe 



1963-69 211 



Weather satellites 215 



Communications satellites 217 



Electronics research center 219 



Ranger 231 



Lunar Orbiter and Surveyor 234 



Mariner, Mars, and Venus 237 



Earth resources technology satellites 239 



Sustaining university program 242 



Applications technology satellites 245 



Other projects in space science and applications . . 246 



Solids versus liquids 246 



Subcommittee membership 248 



Aeronautics 249 



Nerva and nuclear power 255 



Unidentified flying objects 257 



Tracking and data acquisition 259 



For the benefit of all mankind 263 



VIII. Decision on the Space Shuttle 269 



Should we land on Mars? 269 



Space Task Group recommendations 270 



Committee reaction to the Space Shuttle 271 



Committee hearings on the Space Shuttle .... 272 

 Subcommittee markup of NASA authorization in 



1970 272 



Karth blasts Shuttle 274 



Full committee and NASA authorization in 1970 . 2~J 



The split among committee Republicans .... 276 



The Shuttle fight in the House 277 



Karth amendment against Shuttle 278 



Fulton's recommit motion 279 



Where do we go from here? 280 



Committee leadership on future of space 280 



Teague accentuates the positive 281 



Winning Karth's support for the Shuttle 284 



Floor debate on NASA authorization in 1971. . . 286 



The committee and the 1972 Shuttle decision. . . 287 



Committee reaction to the decision 288 



The Presidential campaign of 1972 289 



"Bella, it is nice to have you with us" 290 



Committee support in 1972 debate 292 



