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... The National Research Council is the principal operating agency of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Enginemng to serve government and other organizations
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... Launching HRSO with an ELV would be in accord with the recommendation of the SSB, the Council 'of the National Academy of Sciences, the NASA Advisory Council and NASA's own policy to use the space shuttle as a unique resource for those occasions when the assistance of humans in orbit is a requirement. We are confident that you share our concern about the slow pace of the recovery of our space science program and, as we have indicated in recent communications, applaud your recent effort to step up that pace.
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