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would like to emphasize that, while participation in the 

 development of the Space Station itself may require a 

 level of resources and experience beyond many nations, 

 this need not be the case for utilization. The avail- 

 ability of a permanently manned facility in space opens 

 exciting new prospects for cooperation in the development 

 and use of instruments and various scientific and 

 applications-oriented experiment packages for use on che 

 Station. We have kept many space agencies around the 

 world informed of our Space Station plans, and the 

 opportunities the Space Station will provide. As you 

 know, NASA has had cooperative agreements with agencies 

 in over 100 countries. We anticipate that this tradition 

 will continue, and much cooperative work will be done on 

 the Space Station. 



That concludes my statement. I would be pleased to 

 answer any questions. 



