The Nation - News from March 7, 1985
Sen. Jake Garn (R-Utah), whose space debut as an observer was delayed by the cancellation of Challenger’s flight this week, will be on the crew of Discovery later this month or in early April, NASA announced. With the exception of French astronaut Patrick Baudry, the entire crew of the scrubbed flight has been reassigned to the Discovery mission. Garn is chairman of an appropriations subcommittee that oversees funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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