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E. NASA will assure the Shuttle's utility to the
civil users. In coordination with NASA, the DoD will assure
the Shuttle's utility to national defense and will integrate
national security missions into the Shuttle system. Launch
priority will be provided for national security missions,
F.
Expendable launch vehicle operations shall be con-
tinued by the United States Government until the capabilities
of the STS are sufficient to meet its needs and obligations.
Unique national security considerations may dictate developing
special-purpose launch capabilities. (0)
G. For the near-term, the STS will continue to be
managed and operated in an institutional arrangement consistent
with the current NASA/DOD Memoranda of Understanding. Responsi-
bility will remain in NASA for operational control of the
STS for civil missions and in the DoD for operational control
of the STS for national security missions. Mission management
is the responsibility of the mission agency. As the STS
operations mature, options will be considered for possible
transition to a different institutional structure. (U)
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Major changes to STS program capabilities will
require Presidential approval. CUT
III. CIVIL SPACE PROGRAM 5
The United States shall conduct civil space programs to
expand knowledge of the Earth, its environment, the solar
system, and the universe; to develop and promote selected
civil applications of space technology; to preserve the
United States leadership in critical aspects of space science,
applications, and technology; and to further United States
domestic and foreign policy objectives. Consistent with the
National Aeronautics and Space Act, the following policies
shall govern the conduct of the civil space program.
A. Science, Applications, and Technology: United States
Government civil programs shall continue a balanced strategy
of research, development, operations, and exploration for
science, applications, and technology, The key objectives
of these programs are to:
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(1) Preserve the United States preeminence in
critical major space activities to enable continued exploita-
tion and exploration of space. you
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