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15:58:16:08 PC MS OF NASA (NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION) ADMINISTRATOR JAMES FLETCHER ADDRESSING THE PRESS 16:00:43:21 ON THE SUBJECT OF THE REPORT JUST ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION HEADED BY WILLIAM ROGERS WHICH LOOKED INTO THE EXPLOSION OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER HE SAYS NASA WILL STUDY ITS CONCLUSIONS W/ GREAT CARE AND W/ AN OPEN MIND FLETCHER THEN BEGINS TO RECITE NASA'S PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS VS OF THE PRESS FLETCHER SAYS THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION IS DETERMINED AS IS NASA TO ENSURE THAT THE SPACE PROGRAM IS AS GOOD AS IT EVER WAS AND AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE HE INSISTS THE COMMISSION REPORT IS NOT INTENDED TO SOUND THE DEATH KNELL OF THE AGENCY QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION FOLLOWS GRAHAM SAYS NASA WILL TRY TO COMPLY W/ MOST OF THE REPORT'S RECOMMENDATIONS HE PREDICTS THE NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION WILL TAKE PLACE IN JULY OF 1987 HE ALSO SAYS THAT IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS NASA WILL BE IMPLEMENTING TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT FIXES 16:48:59:10 BARS CI: SPACE: DISASTERS, SHUTTLE CHALLENGER EXPLOSION (ABOUT) PERSONALITIES: FLETCHER, JAMES PERSONALITIES: ROGERS, WILLIAM