Don Savage
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                    
September 27, 1991
(Phone:  202/453-8400)


RELEASE:  91-158

NASA ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS ON FY92 BUDGET


   Richard H. Truly, Administrator of NASA, issued this 
statement today following conference committee action on the 
1992 appropriation.

   "Yesterday's action of the House/Senate Conference on the 
FY 1992 NASA appropriation leaves the people of NASA with 
mixed feelings.  On the one hand, we are tremendously grateful 
to those many members on both sides of the aisle who have 
worked so hard on our behalf in this extremely difficult 
environment and are particularly pleased with the funding for 
Space Station Freedom and the very significant percentage 
increase for space science.  Nevertheless, we are disappointed 
that, for the first time in many years, the total NASA 
appropriation does not keep up with inflation.  In any event, 
we will be working very hard to continue to use the dollars 
available to provide the American people with a world-class 
civilian space and aeronautics research program."

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