European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. August 1. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 proposal would eliminate commercial shuttle flights the Washington Post Washington president Reagan s top adviser wednesday endorsed a plan to Slop Nasa from launching commercial and foreign satellites on lie shuttle adminis Iraklion sources said. The plan part of a new administration initiative to Spur development of a private rocket Industry would effectively end he space Agency s Long standing efforts to promote the so Ullic As an economically  space transportation system. The proposal is thai private communications satellites be barred from future shuttle launches leaving the shuttle to carry almost exclusively military and scientific payloads when flights resume in 1988, despite wrong objections from the National aeronautics and space administration inc plan was endorsed at a cab incl Council meeting chaired by trea sury Secretary James a. Baker 111 wednesday. White House source said that after another meeting to Iron out details the plan will be submitted to president Reagan to be included in a broader administration policy statement on space exploration. Ever since the shuttle began Hying in 1981, Nasa has sold ii As a balanced space vehicle thai would launch military scientific and commercial payloads i roughly equal proportions. In the process Nasa could recover a substantial portion of the huge National in vestment in inc Fleet from private sail like companies paying fees for launches. The new plan would bar Nasa from launching most commercial and foreign payloads except for a handful of already booked satellites that were constructed specially for the shuttle. It also would allow Nasa to launch some foreign satellites if the president finds in necessary on National Security grounds. One source said thai of 41 Nasa contracts for launching commercial and foreign payloads through 1994, Only about six or eight would end up on the so Ullic if the plan is adopted. But another source said inc proposal will include an option for a More gradual phasing Oul of commercial customers that would permit Nasa to Honor a  existing contracts. Nasa has acknowledged that in would be unable to us Commondale Many of is commercial and foreign customers on the shuttle anyway because of a huge Back log of National Security payloads. This has prompted inc Agency to consider ordering additional unmanned Delia rockets to Meel its commitments. But administration officials said inc proposal also would prevent Nasa from launching these satellites on unmanned rockets. One immediate consequence of the plan would be to deprive Nasa of about $350 million in Revenue ii would receive from commercial customers. These firms a so have argued thai barring them from . Subsidized shuttle nights would leave Hern with no Choice except to turn to the French backed ariane rocket or the chinese Long March Rocker but administration officials said this is the Only Means to encourage . Aerospace companies such a Martin Marietta corp. And general dynamics corp., enter the commercial launch business and to com Pete Wilh the French chinese and soviets. It would also help Tran space carriers inc. A Lanham. Md.,firm that had won the rights to launch Delta rockets but has been unable to attract any customers. The drive to remove commercial customers from the shuttle also has gained momentum because of he safety issues raised in the Wake of the challenger Acci Donl. Why should we risk somebody s life to put up an Hob satellite the official said. Regan remark prompts Gem of a present Washington