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Exploring the Unknown 759
Full Support for HEAO + 26 + 20
1974-1976 Manned
Orbital Flights
+ 38 + 30
TOTAL $3,351 $3, 186
Effect on Employment
If the actions previously discussed--the early go-ahead on the shuttle, the inclusion
of the gap-filler missions, and the augmentation of science missions--are taken,
then the negative impact on the industry, and on employment, will to some degree
be alleviated. The effects of these actions on employment during calendar year
1972, in terms of changes in contractor employment projected under our FY 1973
budget recommendations, would be approximately as follows:
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Employment
End of 1972
Contractor
Estimated under NASA FY 1973
Budget Submission (Minimum
Recommended Program)
Cancellation of
Apollo 16 & 17
Start Space Shuttle
109, 200
- 6,200
(no change)
Reinstate OSO I, J, K + 700
Start Pioneer orbiter/probes
(no significant
effect until 1973)
Full support for HEAO + 1,200
1974-1976 manned orbital flights + 1,900
TOTAL 106, 800
The net effect on employment will be downward since the decrease would be
almost immediate but increases due to new programs obviously take a few months
to materialize.
In a separate exercise, we have provided information to Fred Foy to show how
employment on the shuttle could be increased above our FY 1973 budget
recommendations.