OPENING REMARKS F. C. SchwenK (representing Donald Beattie) NASA Headquarters It is my privilege to represent the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at this significant meeting on satellite power systems and to welcome all of you to this program review and symposium. NASA under Don Beattie has established some strong working relationships with the Department of Energy in a number of critical areas of energy technology. We in NASA are pleased to be involved also with the Department of Energy in the assessment of SPS, an important source of energy for the future. As mentioned by Doug Pewitt, we in NASA realize also that all the source of wisdom does not lie on the banks of the Potomac; we believe it resides in our NASA centers. But that was before I joined the SPS program; I realize now that there is much wisdom throughout this great land of ours. You, the participants in this assessment process and interested contributors, are commended for your role in this comprehensive study of a potentially major energy alternative. Your work is a key factor in determining how SPS will be judged in the coming months. Obviously its not the only factor, but certainly a key factor. We are also setting a standard for evaluation of advanced technologies. Under the leadership of Fred Koomanoff, which Doub Pewitt so well recognized, we are creating a knowledge base for making decisions the likes of which few, if any, leaders have ever had. While I have observed the growth and interest and effort on SPS since the beginning -- I count Peter [Glaser] as one of my longtime associates and friends -- I've had only 10 months of official association with this program. During this time it has been my privilege to learn to know many in this outstanding group assembled here. Please accept my sincere thanks on behalf of NASA and personally for your support and professional dedication.
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