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WHiERW the apses +shuttiie -- teusable. low -coat rocket For, fE rryin8
seen and materials ba-k and f;,rth between _arth and *paten *,Canons --
is the next big 6s6antiz-1 of h4;,� rhre for tba U. G. apace axplors-
tion program; and
WiER]LAS the Kann::riv Space Cvn"er is t'he goat modern and couglete space-
port in the worI ; and
WRZRRAS alro:Or -1 `lion is already invested in the extenslvo facilities
at th# "anedy Spice Center:
tMi>; W these e- to°-! Siva °a.,fs�mtbly, pre -launch checkout,
cryogeanit ',yd it =roge, launc' and support capabilities; and
WHEAM r* .3rv, (af;:cr laant►ch) capability ,-i%L eta at the
nearby Eastern `. ri -it`q aannv
t ULKF.AS a 10," ioat xunway f;+:+ iao4l-uor sztd retuFnx,.tg the bix. Jte°t any:
orbit stage I & in aexi s t*Ace; and
iJlf EM At highly skl1 : -.d team of 18,000 c= rezatiQi4,, r.aintenance and assanbly
?r- porsor of sto at the Cape; aul
WASREAS the lauuc11 of spate ahu ;'=i., s over tlee aa,ter and Ymarsasni:-abl.y to the
■afsty of devr.ltaPMMt flights O: t;tig Xy_ t:P,ft;
S7flOXAS advantage can be :;3 er...t;t rr ;-acilit es for assiably of
vehicles after; delivery aiJ. �efi.arbis'rarrtjt after each flight; and
6MEREAS Cape i:a:nnady ik: k44, ,- iccesmlble modes 4i �.ranwportatlion! Wild
WMEREM co"truetion coaca i- t' ,_ ^_ az�ai;.at s;.rtf# of ,,i!r areas of the
country which might ism poesil_ly conaVl red; 4nd
NISERM thorn arcs ht..,,-,e .it t,.� ox govrr..;:ment land available for expansion
it needed; and
ultz PSAS the educe tional auppa:4 W Opportunities provided by higher educa-
tional inet:,cutioap, irk the irtatedie iwea and throughout ,!1arida haays' and
will continue t.o "'ov:tri -VT-A . gni` tcanzl,y to tho Sues . :X NASA and
industry; and
Wt{i>JM" the Ker , _i y Space r�uaty- t!"f"srrs ' e c�c faci�liCiea
wbiah are not available at any .r :r'.3r 1 k, S i A site for development and
v*aretianal flights of the apkc* shuttle 0* 9i.eef at Mietim..M COOL to 0w V. S.
taarpayer; and
WHE ,`Aa o a House *trance sn.i A,troras.it,:-, C€?r+nnittad V. its report on the
Fisx 1 4".4- budget stated that. use should be made of existing
facilities to su;n�mm 4he shuttle program" and that "the extez5lve
launch and checkout rarelri :iti.es at the Ker:Fa.-dv Space C,�ntar. b shiauld receive
early and moat ::Area *l z:v- :sfderation": Now, therefore ba it
..,. CIL 5L:3ASUAH, FLORIDA,
r,�r4-, � requ.et zt err: nay waroaaut;ica and Space a 1dminia,.ratl4n to
-Li k6r.ate Cape Kennedy as the oparaLio:nol base fzir t` a specs shuttle system.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEL that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the
President of the United States, r-he Director of the national Aetrorauti"
and Space Administration, President -of than United 'States Sensate, Speaker of
the United States House. of Representativa and to each member of the
Anrropriativns and Aeronautical and Space Scie-- C —itceaa of the Ussited
States Senate and the Appropriations and Scie,:, trovAutics Camsitee"
of the United Stxt" House of Representatives.
Adopted Line thin teen th dray of ?
tr + the f re yrp resal►vtian v' �; : , ��,,. � oy the City Counc.4 1_, t i.ty of
f�vricie F ii� y o rii§ : r. ,
r 1 � y CLERK