Statement of Chester M. Lee, Director, Space Transportation Systems Operations, NASA, and Phillip E. Culbertson, Assistant Administrator of Planning and Program Integration, NASA

Payloads for the Space Transportation System 560 flights, particularly the NASA payloads, are discussed. NASA payloads will make up approximately 50% of total payloads in these flights. Proposed Spacelab experiments are listed and discussed; plans for accommodating commercial user payloads are then outlined, including price schedules.