Article: United States must re-establish space leadership, Grumman head says. (John O'Brien)

UNITED STATES MUST RE-ESTABLISH SPACE LEADERSHIP, GRUMMAN HEAD SAYS

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States must re-establish its leadership in manned space exploration by making the space station a primary national priority, Grumman Corporation President John O'Brien said here today. He was speaking before the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

"We have lost the pre-eminence in manned space flight we earned," O'Brien said. "Some attribute this decline to loss of focus -- to being diverted by international and domestic crises: terrorism, the search for alternative energy sources and domestic uncertainties.

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