Page 6 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 5. 1985 4 >a ,(1 %fI. 01 I U I I / '1/' Hello .., is that right? The Daily? The Michigan Daily? Carries Bloom County ... THE BLOOM COUNTY? Now in COMPUTERS University to host space panel6 = J GRAND OPENING SPECIAL SOFTWARE EXCHANGE Mon.-Fri. November 4-8 By JENNIFER SMITH The University will host a forum in November that will help to outline the future of American's civilian space program. The forum, one of 15 to be held across the country will be facilitated by two members of the presidentially appointed National Commission on Space. KATHRYN Sullivan, the first American woman astronaut to walk in space, and Bernard Schrieber, a retired U.S. Air Force general, are expected to be present at the Ann Ar- bor forum, which will be at the Chrysler Center, according to Professor William Kuhn, head of the Oceanic and Atmospheric Engineering department, who is helping to organize the forum. The purpose of the forums is to gather the wide spread opinions of U.S. citizens on civilian space resear- ch, Kuhn said. After the forums, the commission will outline the future of America's civilian space program. The four goals the National Com- mission have for the forum are: " to define the long range needs of the nation that may be fulfilled through peaceful uses of outerspace. " to maintain the nation's preeminance in space regarding its scientific and technological ap- plication. " to promote peaceful exploration and utilization of the space environ- ment. " to articulate goals and to develop options for the future direction of the nation's space program. Some topics which might be taken into consideration during the forum, Kuhn said are the national benefits of a permanently manned space station in the earth's orbit and the value that space exploration and exploitation might have regarding the future scientific, economic, social, and foreign policy needs of the United States. THE FORUMS began September 13, in Los Angeles and have taken place in cities such as Salt Lake City, Houston, Boston and Washington D.C. Ann Arbor is the second to last forum with the final one to take place in Honolulu. People who want to testify before the panel must mail a written statement summarizing their proposed testimony to: National Commission on Space. Attn: Public Forum/Ann Arbor, 490 L'Enfant Plaza East, S.W.-Suite 3212, Washington, D.C. 20024. IN This statement must be received in Washington no later than November 9, and should include the name of the witness, his or her mailing address, telephone number, and if applicable, the organization he or she represents. Each witness will be limited to ten minutes during the oral presentation, but the written length is of no con- sequence. The forum is "interested in testimony not just from scientists but from the community at large," Kuhn said. 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American flight director Larry Bourgois said the West Germans then decided it would be fruitless to stay up if their experiments could not be operated. "The decision has been made not to extend the mission, and it will land at its normal time Wednesday at 12:44 p.m. (EST)," the National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration announced. In a news conference from orbit, the eight-member crew responded to questions from European reporters and expressed support for a space station. "I'M OF-THE opinion that a longer duration flight, such as on a space station, is absolutely necessary," said Furrer. The second West German scientist on board, Ernst Messerschmid, agreed, saying, "I am very convinced that the space station is the thing to do and I think we will all benefit from it." "In the beginning I was surprised at the effect zero gravity had on me," said Wubbo Ockels, a Dutch physicist. "After a few hours I felt at home. We could spend several weeks or months up here." THE ASTRONAUTS said they had little spare time on board, but are able to enjoy the view from orbit of the Earth below. "When I looked for the first time out the window, I was overwhelmed at what is happening on Earth," said Furrer, in response to a question if he felt the planet was "exploited." Mission Commander Henry Har- tsfield, asked by a European jour- nalist to evaluate the performance of the West Germans, said he was "very impressed" with their work. A SPACELAB module, carried in the cargo bay of Challenger, is jam- med with equipment for 76 ex- periments, nearly all dealing with the effects of weightlessness on melted metals and glasses, on biological samples and on human physiology. West Germany is paying NASA $64 'We had high hopes to spend at least one more day (in space). * It will be difficult for me to come back.' - Reinhard Furrer shuttle astronaut 9 FREE Installation " FREE Service and Counseling DrnfaceimnIJ aI m ... 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