TABLE OF CONTENTS IX 



VIII. Decision on the Space Shuttle — Continued Page 



The committee and Shuttle contracts 293 



A new chairman for Manned Space Flight Sub- 

 committee 295 



Oversight on the Shuttle program 296 



The opposition in 1973 297 



The main engine problems in 1974 297 



The Shuttle and the automobile 298 



Austerity hits the Shuttle 299 



The Air Force and the Shuttle 300 



The fifth Space Shuttle Obiter 300 



The Shuttle in perspective 302 



Supplemental for Shuttle 303 



Additional funds required 303 



IX. Space Science and Applications in the 1970's .... 307 



Apollo applications becomes Skylab 307 



Renewed support for Skylab 308 



1973: The year of Skylab 310 



Scientific exploration of the Moon 313 



The committee and Apollo in 1971-72 315 



Apollo 17 and Chairman Miller's retirement . . . 316 



Teague succeeds Miller 318 



The four chairmen of Space Science and Applica- 

 tions 320 



1. Representative Joseph E. Karth of Min- 



nesota 320 



2. Representative Thomas N. Downing of 



Virginia 324 



3. Representative James W. Symington of 



Missouri 326 



4. Representative Don Fuqua of Florida . . . 333 



Earth Resources Information System 339 



Future space programs 340 



Tracking and data acquisition 344 



Technology utilization 353 



Public affairs program 360 



X. International Scientific Cooperation, 1959-79 . . 367 



Peaceful exploration of outer space - 1958 . . . 367 



Chairman Brooks and international cooperation 369 

 Science committee leadership on international 



policy 369 



Fulton pushes cooperation 370 



International agreements and the tracking net- 

 work 371 



