European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2, the stars and stripes monday september 5,1988 soviets Lead in space Jane s says \  . Bureau London the 1986 shuttle disaster and subsequent . Reluctance to stand behind its space pro Gram have Given the soviet an unchallengeable Lead in space according tothe editor of the latest edition of Jane s spaced Ighel directory. In a three Page introduction to the authoritative 641-Page Book. Reginald Turni Luiss . Shortcomings and so ice advances in the space race reviews the past and analyses his View of the future. In the body of the Book to be  monday Tumill also reprints a chilling account of  minutes of conversation aboard the challenger space shut la. The conversation was reluctantly re leased by Nasa. See related Sta Turnill Points out in his introduction that in inc three Bleak years through which the shuttle has been grounded much has been going  the soviets have moved ahead and exploited their Lead in space. And he Points out the Western Worl Dhu almost forgotten the cosmonauts passing above them with cameras and Ever curious eyes 16 times every 24  in an accompanying Chart the editor Points out thai in 1987, the soviets launched 95 space missions compared to seven by the United states. Since i9i7,the Chart illustrates inc soviet Union has made 1,985 space launches compared to 7s2 for the United states. The soviets Are ahead and they will be the first to reach Mars Turnill predicts. A trip to the planet that is Earth s nearest neighbor is their ultimate goal he believes. The soviet Mir space station project also is moving ahead of any . Equivalent. The Start of soviet manned shuttle flights is imminent and he predict that the of soviet Mir-2 space factory a potential launch of pad to Mars May be ready by the Early 1990s. The Mir project he writes should be enough to Nasa that the soviets were far ahead in Long duration flight Boih manned and  Turnill also Points out that he soviet Union is Al lowing More Access by the press to its facilities. Now he writes there is Lille discernible difference be tween opportunities for inc Media to visit and assess space activities in the East and West such gains aside the future is not All roses in the soviet Camp thanks largely to per Stroika the soviet push for economic Reform according to Turnill. Tetine thing Hal might threaten continued soviet supremacy in space apart from accidents is the possibility that space budgets will be Cut. Just As in the .a., because of pressure to switch More resources to improving everyday life and despite the gloomy picture not All ii lost in the . Space program Turnill writes. The United states is leading the Way in space planes the Star vehicle of the future bolstered by private sector dollars and collaboration with the japanese. Turnill believes thai the challenger disaster ultimately  increase support for the space program. The United states he predicts will copy the soviet Sand use More cheaply launched Short lived military satellites.". In the space programs Section of the directory. Turn confirm the soviets unchallengeable Lead in Ipac. A reports that the Crew of the challenger almost Oer arts he writes Western eyes and ears rom air thinly survived for a Short period after the explosion of firmly shut against knowledge of the remarkable soviet tit Mojid rocket motor. Final words aboard shuttle following is the 16-Meand segment of Contr ution Between Challoner co Unander Dick so a and Pilot my cruel Smith before the Blasl inc killed the Crew. The to script or toured by Nasa is contained in the Blest edition of Juk s  director Smith throttle  Scobee Roger a  Hapli artinal  is % thirty Cath jul feet Toi Fehrn re Point  Mph is omit my Mph. Lake Low i forty ski m  Smith be ti5ktai i it too Scoute Roter. Hunt the or Ftp us Oby x. Low of alld to. Achievements with Mir during 1987-88. If the United states is going to Advance it own space station program which Many believe must be its launching pad for missions to the Moon and Man the american Public must be convinced As the soviets Are that such a platform will do much to improve life on Earth. Although hedged around with claims some doubtless justified that the .a. Was far ahead in computers automation robotics and genetic Engi Neering 1987 brought unprecedented admissions from Ovid  of inboard Crew conversations plus the fact  two of the air breathing packs were activated bet re the challenger fell into the at lactic convinced the astronauts investigating the Acci Dent that even though it Vas a worst Case Accident at least some arc members could have survived if there had been an escape  additionally Nasa re porn state that the Crew be came aware of the developing catastrophe and was attempting to do something about it Turnill write. News updates Lisbon fire victim Dies Lisbon Portugal a afire that ravaged downtown Lis Bon s historic Chiado shopping District last week claimed its Sec Ond life Friday when 31-year-Oldlireflghlcr Joaquim Catana Ramos died from bums suffered fighting the Blaze. News of the death came a French foreign minister Roland Dumas inspected the District s charred ruins and promised tech Nical Aid from his country. Brazil Constitution Brasilia Brazil a legislators Friday completed a 19 month process of drafting a new brazilian Constitution to replace an authoritarian document handed Down two decades ago by he Mili tary  document shortens presidential terms to five years Abo Lishes censorship guarantees the right of workers to strike and rejects land Reform. Lost temptation London a archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie said Friday that aspects of the controversial american movie the last temptation of Christ cause great offence and distress and said he supported roman Catholic Calls for christians to shun it. A senior government Law officer. Director of Public prosecutions Allan Green in a ruling announced thursday said the movie which impart shows Jesus Christ having sex with a prostitute does not Contra Vene Britain s blasphemy Taw. But Runcie spiritual head of he Church of England said there Are sensible arguments for wishing the film was t shown in this  spoof mail to protesting Reonal pay London Trtir7ffices were shut Nuscis As Well As the hiring of temporary employees to handle the Maunc Klog. Alan Tuffin the Union s general Secre tary said saturday that 15,000 of his members were off the Job Friday and by Chw Fri bring that has risen to about a Ficq another Union spokesman said mail delivery to and from abroad halted by postal strikes in Britain London a scattered walkouts 92 sorting offices were affected by walk by postal workers disrupted Matthewl Ces outs. Around Britain for a fourth Day saturday. British mail authorities estimated that and halted mail to and from abroad the mail service and the Union of communications workers said. The Union representing 140,000 work ers involved in the sorting and delivery 30,060 workers at 27 major sorting offices were nol working a spokesman attributed part  in figures to the uric Fol count my of vices which Are i elites linked to major Soma depots. " " Union spokesman said by walkouts saturday including Brit Ain s largest foreign mail depot the spokesman speaking anonymously said the dispute had spread to Scotland where about 3,500 postal workers walked out in Glasgow after three colleagues were suspended for re fusing to handle letters brought in  Liverpool in Northern eng land. The Union said All of Southern Wal Sand part of Northern Wales have been affected by the dispute along with Mostof Northwest and Southeast England. The mail service receives about so million pieces of mail a Day a backlog of than 100 million pieces of mail Wing wednesday with a 24 hour Nalio Nwude Ujke by Sorters and deliverers the first since wll on thursday and Friday thousands of workers slopped work again after the mail service brought in temporary employees to help Clear the backlog. Egypt will open ancient tombs a Public Cairo Egypt spa to open is ancient torn graveyard of King Cheops the 5 000-year-old Grem Pyramid an Palagyl rpm a places of More than 4,000  in bombs in the Royal Vilanj in Todi Abca Ive of the employ helps staff West of yes of King chif  Rule commoner buried in the Royal  said Dep Hen was believed to Nave i Minka for permission to dig. Himself in he Royal cemetery it request was granted according to  Tell history. The Royal Yak my the the first time after digging and Restora Tion project is finished the Royal cemetery houses the resting jct houses the Graves of the High pest ortncv6-