Escape system for shuttle crew gets a boost in the House

Proponents of a crew escape system for the space shuttle won a significant victory July 25 as the House approved language telling NASA to solicit concepts for improving crew survivability. The proposal, approved as an amendment to the fiscal 2004 NASA appropriations bill, "would send NASA down the...

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