European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse New enthusiasm Alfor a private station in space inside a factory of the future the 35-Foowong facility module would House scores cd experiments Tor Industry and government. Ii would be visited every sin months or so by astronauts from space shuttle. Outer Shell inflates excess Hestand protects against meter nods ports compatible with Nasa Spac attaboy " whenever he some Type of c should be Experiment and instruments would be housed in Standard Nasa Racks and containers. Shuttle compact ibo port by William j. Broad new York times solar panels could move o new angles As modules were linked eliminating powerless from shadows. From Small station to larger one up to sin modules could a linked Logel har forming a much larger station. Also scientific instruments such As telescopes could be hooked to outside of modules. In theory life support systems could also be added allowing the Small station to become a permanent manned outpost similar to the Large Nasa one. 4-h r i i i 1 i i i i into Yth to Flat Page 14 the stars and stripes sex astronaut Allan believes commercial a Furo in space would . Five years ago a Young Texas company said it wanted Loop on the heavens to american Industry creating a cheap private no where the marvels Ness could be used to purity Melba grow rare crystals fashion now semiconductors mate Scaro drugs invent altogether new types of materials. Orbiting hundreds of a Les above he Earth the Slabon was lobe the mrs private entry in inc International race to space ii was lobe a prototype Lor orbiting Industrial Parks of lhe�1slcentury. To Many the idea seemed farfetched. But it does l any More Beloro Christmas Congress told the National aeronautics and space administration to spend $25 million to explore leasing the proposed Siaion known As Iho Industrial space facility. And then this month a senior while House policy group agreed that the adminis ration should Matea Nam commitment to tease part of it. Such a move would guarantee inc space station a major customer and Way of being launched into space Signil Mcanlly increasing ils Chance of realization. As a result even sceptical space planners wit have to Lake a closer look Al the Promise and problems of Itofe rudimentary Yel bold design proposed by space industries inc. Of Houston what hey will Indis a Craft with serious limitations bul hundreds of potential uses will in delay or make Nasa s proposed Large space station unnecessary the answer in Large measure May depend on How i wailed these planners become Over the prospects far this Small cannister like Crall and whether in saps budget any resources from Nasa. The main attraction of the Small station is that ii could be Obi Ling As Early As 1991. The much larger outpost proposed by Nasa which has suffered numerous setbacks and delays would not be finished until 1997 at the earliest. The Small station is also cheaper costing 1500 million to $700 million As against $15 billion to $26 billion. We re fast approaching a Lime when her Ellba Commerce in space said Joseph p. Allen a Lormer Nasa Asl Ronal who is executive vice president of space industries inc. This question is when and who will Lead the Way. Clearly. The nation could use Hessi Lenl a Pat Lorms until we get our space acl together a review of the Small station s capability in its most Ludi Mellary lorm shows that Al lest technically it would tuesday Manuan
