Excerpt from Hearing on the Nasa Space Shuttle and the Reusable Launch Vehicle Programs: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session; May 16, 1995
Staff members assigned to this hearing: Louis C. Whitsett, staff counsel, and Timothy B. Kyger, professional staff member; and Patrick H. Windham, minority senior professional staff.
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