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NSIAD-84-13 1 (1983-11-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabeif0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL -RepofrtTThe-chair m-6an, Committee On Government Operations ---House Of Representatives OF THE UNITED STATES Implications Of Joint NASA/DOD Participation In Space Shuttle Operations The space shuttle's emergence as the single 4 launch system for all U.S. spacecraft, civilian 1., and military, has required increased NASA N participation in military space operations. '4. t 0A Separate civilian and military space pro- grams have been the topic of substantial '6* + debate within NASA, DOD, and the Congress e . +0 in recent years. The debate has focused on 0 i, the economies of a joint NASA/DOD space program and the effect that joining the z- civilian and military space programs will have on the missions of each agency. Advo- cates of increased cooperation between NASA and DOD argue that this arrangement is economical and efficient. Opponents object to mixing different agency missions and objectives. This report discusses issues related to joint NASA/DOD space activities and makes rec- ommendations to address these issues. ,,'D Sr4q C.) GAO/NSIAD-84-13 'coC0U$ NOVEMBER 7. 1983