SHUTTLE PRICING FOR FOREIGN AND COMMERCIAL USERS

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2012
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• Publication Date: July 30, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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FILE CROSS REFERENCE SHEET:
DOCUMENT DATE: 5 Jan '88
DOCUMENT NUMBER: ER 0062X 88
TO: DCI William H. Webster
National Space Policy
ORIGINAL FILED: L-108-I'
ADDITIONAL FILE CROSS REFERENCES
Supersedes the following:
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THE WHITE HOUSE
July 30, 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT
CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
THE CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
THE DIRECTOR, ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
THE ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR CABINET AFFAIRS
SUBJECT: Shuttle Pricing for Foreign and Commercial Users
The President has signed the attached National Security Decision
Directive on Shuttle Pricing for Foreign and Commercial Users.
Attachment
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NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION
DIRECTIVE NUMBER 181
July 30, 1985
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SHUTTLE PRICING FOR FOREIGN AND COMMERCIAL USERS
NSDD 144, National Space Strategy, directs the development
of a plan for implementing full cost recovery of foreign and
commercial Shuttle flights occurring after October 1, 1988.
Beginning in FY 1989, Shuttle flight capacity will be sold at
auction to foreign and commercial users. The NASA Administrator
will establish auction procedures to ensure maximum return to
the government and equitable treatment for all potential launch
customers.
The minimum acceptable bid will be $74 Million (in 1982 dollars)
per Shuttle equivalent. Three Shuttle equivalents per year
will be available to the foreign and commercial market until
two years before the launch year, at which time NASA may offer
any remaining unused capacity. NASA may accept bids for
multiple payloads at the auction price, subject to the above
quotas. The above quotas will not apply to flights for new
and innovative uses of space.
NASA will review annually Shuttle cost experience and the
anticipated future effectiveness of this pricing policy in
implementing National Space Policy goals under changing market
conditions. NASA will submit its annual report, together with
any recommendations for changes in the auction floor price or
other aspects of this pricing policy, to the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget. Any policy issues resulting
from this annual report may be referred to the SIG(Space).
The price charged to the Department of Defense for Shuttle
flights will be negotiated separately from this foreign and
commercial pricing policy and will be based on NSDD 164 and
appropriate compensation for DOD services rendered in connec-
tion with Shuttle flights.
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