Gerald Ford actually said...

The appointment of a Command Pilot, Pilot or Mission Specialist candidate to a position in the Space Shuttle Astronaut Program may be converted to career or career-conditional appointment if certain conditions are met.

Context

Executive Order 11955—Permitting Certain Qualified Employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to be...

01/09/1977

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