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... The new plan promises greatly increased access to space over the next five years, with the potential of considerably improving the vitality of several scientific areas. Because an essential element in the new plan is the availability of timely flight and reflight opportunities, NASA is urged to make a strong commitment to maintaining the planned level of space science flights as the Space Transportation System becomes fully operational.
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