Ed Campion

Headquarters, Washington, D.C. January 26, 1990

(Phone: 202/453-1134) 1:30 p.m. EST

RELEASE: 90-14

GLOBAL OUTPOST, INC., TO STUDY USES OF SHUTTLE EXTERNAL

TANKS

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and

Global Outpost, Inc., Alexandria, Va., today signed an agreement
under which NASA will support Global Outpost's exploration of the
feasibility of using Shuttle external tanks as research, storage
or manufacturing facilities in low-Earth orbit.

Under the agreement, Global Outpost has the main

responsibility to address the issues associated with their
planned orbital use of external tanks. NASA's support of
Global's efforts is on a direct cost, reimbursable basis.

The external tank is a structure (154-feet long, 28.6 feet

in diameter) used to carry the 500,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen
and oxygen used by the Space Shuttle main engines during launch
and initial orbit insertion.

The agreement follows an announcement of opportunity NASA

published in June 1988 which asked the private sector for
expressions of interest in commercial and academic approaches for
use of expended tanks. This activity is part of NASA's effort to
seek and encourage, to the maximum extent possible, the fullest
commercial use of space.

Copies of the agreement are available from the NASA

Headquarters Newsroom at 202/453-8400.

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