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Congressman Winn was in a determined mood when NASA 

 Administrator Dr. Robert A. Frosch appeared before the Subcommittee 

 on Space Science and Applications on February 23, 1978. He laid it on 

 the line: 



The decision to delay the procurement of the fifth orbiter is very depressing. 

 It's my understanding that in the next two years the plan is to save $57 million hv 

 delaying the procurement. But if the fifth orbiter is procured it will then cost an addi- 

 tional $2^5 million. I can only draw one conclusion from this: that the Administra- 

 tion must feel that the odds are really stacked against the fifth orbiter to make that 

 wild a gamble. 



Representative Jim Lloyd (Democrat of California) — second from left — examines model 

 of the Space Shuttle with Representative Doug Walgren (Democrat of Pennsylvania) — far 

 right. Astronauts Charles G. Fullerton (left) and Fred W. Haise, Jr. (second from right) par- 

 ticipated in the approach and landing tests of the Space Shuttle at the Dryden Flight Center in 

 California. 



Lloyd and Winn received unanimous support from the subcom- 

 mittee and full committee, as well as the House of Representatives, 

 in adding $4 million to the NASA authorization in 1978 to restore the 

 fifth Space Shuttle orbiter which had been budgeted out. Wydler, the 

 ranking Republican on the full committee, added his support for the 

 fifth orbiter during the floor debate. Strong support for the Shuttle 

 program also came from another Republican committee member. 

 Representative Robert K Dornan of California. The committee- 

 recommended increases for purchase of long-lead items and to keep the 



