Conference 7.286::space

25.0. "Senator Jake Garn on Shuttle" by PYRITE::WEAVER () Thu Nov 15 1984 10:11

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Subject: the ultimate junket?
Posted: Thu Nov  8 09:09:01 1984

From: rrh@ucbcalder (Robert R. Henry)

The New York Times reported today that Senator Jake Garn (R-Utah) has
accepted an invitation to be the first public offical to fly in the
space shuttle.  Garn is the chairman of a senate oversight committee to
oversee NASA budgets, an ex Navy pilot with > 10,000 hours of flight
time, and has been wrangling this invitation since 1981.

My opinions of Garn's politics aside, I'm wondering if this is really
appropriate.

Robert R. Henry


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Subject: U.S. Senator to fly on shuttle
Posted: Wed Nov  7 21:09:58 1984

U.S. Senator Jake Garn (R-Utah) has been chosen by NASA to fly on some
future space shuttle mission.  Garn, 52, a former Navy pilot and a
retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air National Guard, has logged
more than 10,000 hours of flight time, more than any active astronaut
except Joe Engle.  Garn is chairman of a Senate subcommittee that handles
funding for NASA.  The senator is said to be in nearly perfect physical
condition.  Garn will act as the Senate's eyes on the shuttle flight
to see how the missions are conducted and how the money is spent.  He will
report back to the Senate following his flight.  Garn will be training with
NASA in Houston and Cape Canaveral.  He will undergo about the same training
as a payload specialist, which is about 100 hours of training over several
weeks.
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Roger Noe			ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe

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Subject: Garn Assigned to Flight
Posted: Thu Jan 17 17:12:24 1985

Senator Jake Garn was today assigned to the 20 February flight
of the shuttle Challenger.  He will participate as a payload
specialist and will take part in motion sickness experiments.
The Senator began pre-flight training this week.