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After a further study, Dr. Fletcher answered on November 19 that 

 "NASA is actively pursuing plans to provide a good scientific pay 

 load," that there were "potential substitutes or additions to the 

 ASTP experiment payload," that "major cost savings were brought 

 about by using a. rolled aluminum docking module rather than the 

 traditional lightweight aluminum honeycomb" which might be ap- 

 plied to additional experiments. 



Although appreciative of NASA's efforts, Teague answered on 

 December 5: 



However, I still feel that the American public to say nothing of Congressional 

 attitude— will be best served in the end if, in addition to these observations, the 

 maximum vehicle payload is utilized with experiments. * * * My first communica- 

 tion on the subject of additional experiments occurred six months ago. Hearings have 

 since been held and subsequent communications, both written and verbal, have 

 been exchanged. Little change has taken place, it seems to me. 



As a followup, Swigerr visited the Johnson Space Center in Houston 

 just after Christmas 1973, in an attempt to persuade the ASTP Project 

 Director to incorporate additional experiments. 



MORE MONEY FOR EXPERIMENTS 



Gradually, the influence of the committee feeling began to make 

 itself felt on NASA. On February 21, 1974, when Captain Lee testified 

 before Chairman Fuqua's Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight, he 

 announced that the $10 million allocated to experiments had been 

 increased to $16 million. This prompted the following interchange: 



Mr. Fuqua. Then do you think we could justify this mission without a rendez- 

 vous with the U.S.S.R.? 



Captain Lee. Yes, sir. I'm convinced now, with the additional effort we have 

 expended on experiments that we have a good experiment package now. 



Congressmen Camp and Winn then expressed enthusiasm, noting 

 the difference in cooperative spirit by the Soviets, as contrasted with 

 the experience Teague and Winn had had in 1972. Referring to Leonov, 

 the Soviet commander of Soyuz, Camp and Winn stated: 



Mr. Camp. When we were in the Soviet Union, they were very, very cooperative. 

 We spent a day with Leonov, who briefed us, and you just couldn't ask for a better 

 association. Would you agree, Mr. Winn? 



Mr. Winn. No doubt about it, compared to about a year before that. 



Despite the impact which the committee was making in expanding 

 the experiment package albeit by a small amount — Teague still 

 felt skeptical about the Soviet contribution. On July 22, 1974, Teague 

 made this statement for the Congressional Record: 



Mr. Speaker, in a recent editorial in the Eagle ot Bryan, Texas, on July H, the 

 comments made by the writer were on a subject which 1 have been pondering for 



