Letter to Don Fuqua on space shuttle commitment, 12 April 1977

NASA budget committments for the Space Shuttle program are delineated, estimating $6.816 billion (FY 1978 dollars) for the design, development, test and evaluation phase of operations. Current estimates for refurbishment of Orbiters 101 and 102 and procurement of Orbiters 103, 104, and 105 amount to $1.988 billion. Ground support equipment costs are estimated to be an additional $432 million.