Sep 20 1985
From The Space Library
NASA announced appointment effective October 7, of Richard Barnes to be director of the International Affairs Division. Barnes would replace Kenneth Pedersen, who had served in the job since November 1978 and would spend the following year on sabbatical as research professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Barnes recently had completed four years as NASA European representative based at the American Embassy in Paris, where he was responsible for liaison with the European Space Agency and the national space agencies of Western Europe on cooperative projects and for identification of potential future joint space projects. In 1961 he joined the NASA Office of International Programs where he served in various capacities, including deputy director of international affairs, before his Paris assignment.
Before joining NASA, Barnes was affiliated with the Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. and served with the Atomic Energy Commission's Division of International Affairs and the Bureau of Ordinance of the Navy Department.
Barnes received his B.A. degree from Dartmouth College and a master of public administration degree from Harvard University. He also graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and served on commissioned active duty with the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. (NASA Release 85132)
Rep. Norman Mineta, (D-Calif.) introduced legislation today for the planning and construction of an expansion of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum at Washington Dulles Airport, the Congressional Record reported.
When introducing H.R. 3403, Mineta said, “This legislation is proposed to solve two major problems confronting the Air and Space Museum. First, as my colleagues know, this is perhaps the most popular museum in the world. The public's demand for exhibits and information concerning our aviation history is enormous, and growing. We need the additional facilities to respond to this demand.
“But why Dulles? Why not build the new facility in downtown Washington? The answer is simple: there is no site large enough for the needs envisioned and of paramount importance, there is no other site adjacent to a major airport.
“An airport site is critical because of the second problem we are trying to solve, which is how to display objects of the scale of the Space Shuttle or other modern aircraft. The museum needs to be at Dulles Airport because that is the only site to which these exhibits can be transported and displayed.
“In particular, this legislation authorizes the transfer to the Smithsonian of land at the airport. This bill authorizes a total of $2.4 million in funds for planning of the new museum, to be appropriated in the 1986 to 1988 period.
“In addition, the bill authorizes the appropriation of $42.6 million in Federal funds beginning in 1989 to finance half of the cost of actually constructing the museum. These Federal funds would not be available unless and until a private fundraising effort has raised an identical amount.” (Cong. Record, Sept 20/85, E4165)
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