美国白宫国家空间委员会(NSC)向布什总统建议,国家空天飞机(NASP)计划应推迟2年半,但技术阶段需要的经费应增加一倍。该委员会强烈地支持NASP并指出:“美国将继续实施NASP计划,把它作为开发、论证高超音速技术的非常优先的国家研究项目,旨在实现单级入轨这一最终目标。”不过实施起来应比原先慢一些。 NASP计划管理人员罗勃特·巴塞利米说,他欢迎上述决定,但其 The White House National Space Council (NSC) suggested to President Bush that the NASA plan should be delayed by two and a half years, but the funding needed for the technology phase should be doubled. The committee strongly supports the NASP and states: “The United States will continue to implement the NASP program as a very prioritized national research project to develop and demonstrate hypersonic technology aimed at achieving the ultimate goal of a single-stage approach.” However, Should be slower than the original. NASP program manager Robert Bartsermi said he welcomes the decision but does