Jun 25 1986
From The Space Library
TRW, Inc. was selected by NASA for negotiations leading to the award of a contract for design and delivery of the Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV), a reusable, remotely operated propulsion vehicle for hauling satellites from one orbit to another. The OMV's primary uses would be space-craft delivery, retrieval, boost, deboost, and close proximity visual observation beyond the operating range of a Space Shuttle. The OMV, "space tug," was also to be made to adapt for use in Space Station activities. (NASA Release 86-81; WSJ, Jun 26/86; LA Times, Jun 27/86)
The first flight of an aircraft with both a digital jet engine control system and a mated digital flight control system took place at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility with a modified F-15. The integration of engine and flight control (Highly Integrated Digital Electronic Control) between the system's computers could increase performance 2 to 10 percent. (NASA Release 86-82)
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