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... counterparts had taken the I -day training exercise. ( Johnson Space Center JSC Roundup, Sept 1/78, 1) The latest in a family of small-diameter 8-bladed propellers had completed wind tunnel ... for design and fabrication of the advanced propellers. (Lewis News, Sept 1/78, 1) August 1978 August September 1978 September Sep 1 1978 1 Sep 2 1978 2 Sep 3 1978 3 Sep 4 ...

President Jimmy Carter attended the Congressional Space Medal awards see Sept. 22 ceremony Oct. 1 at Kennedy Space Center 's Shuttle landing facility. The White House press release of his ... , America, you and l, will be equal to that great task." (White House Release Oct 1/78) Wallops Flight Center announced that NASA, the Army's Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory (ASL), the ... to support launching, tracking, and data acquisition. (WFC Newsletter, Oct 1/78, 5) September 1978 September October 1978 October Oct 1 1978 1 Oct 2 1978 2 Oct 3 1978 3 Oct 4 ...

... -172; Marshall Star, Nov 8/78, 2; Johnson Space Center JSC Roundup, Nov 10/78,1; W Post, Nov 4/78, A-6; Av Wk, Nov 13/78, 65) NASA Administrator ... in evaluating proposed fund uses and the progress of approved activities. (Marshall Star, Nov 1/78, 1) The Marshall Star reported that industry was being invited to bid on a cost-sharing ... encourage the transfer of new space technology to the private sector." (Marshall Star, Nov 1/78, 1) Wallops Flight Center announced it had launched a two-stage solid propellant sounding rocket, the ...

... put in a Sun-acquisition mode the morning of July 31; boost procedures resumed about 1:30 p.m. and proceeded as planned, with completion expected in about 30 hours. Since ... it would remain in orbit indefinitely. (NASA Release 79-81; NASA Dly Actv Rpt Aug 1/79) NASA announced that it would accept on an annual basis applications to become Space Shuttle astronauts; the 1979 time for civilian applications would begin October 1 and end December 1. Successful applicants would report to Johnson Space Center JSC for a year's ...

... recently launched Soviet satellite might interfere with reception of Pioneer data, being "between 100 and 1,000 times stronger than the signals we were receiving from our spacecraft." Aerospace Daily said September 6 that the three Soviet satellites that had stopped transmitting September 1-2 for the benefit of Pioneer's Saturn flyby were early-warning satellites designed to ...

... reported that its $2 million quick-fix shock-prevention water system was hooked up November 1 during a countdown "notable for its smoothness," the Washington Post said. Designed hastily over the ... /81, A-3; Nov 6/81, A-9; Nov 13/81, A-1; NY Times, Nov 5/81, A-1; NASA MOR M-989-81-02 postlaunch Dec 17/81) October 1981 October November 1981 November Nov 1 1981 1 Nov 2 1981 2 Nov 3 1981 3 Nov 4 1981 4 Nov 5 ...

... Flight Center ( GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER GSFC ). Beginning in 1972 with the launch of Landsat-1 (Erts 1, the Earth-resources technology satellite), the Landsat program was a research and development effort ... ," he added. Launched August 20, 1975, and designed for a 90-day mission, Viking spacecraft 1 Viking 1 had shown "incredible stamina" in the harsh environment of Mars. Radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs ...

... day of the mission would perform the first Shuttle space walk. Launch April 4 at 1:30 p.m. EST from KENNEDY SPACE CENTER KSC exhibited "no sign of the engine ... ." Challenger , with Weitz at the controls, landed at Edwards Air Force Base April 9 at 1:53 p.m. EST. Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson , NASA associate administrator for space flight ... 83-21; text, Pres. Doc., Apr 4, 7/83; NY Times, Apr 6/83, A-1; Apr 7/83, D-7; Apr 8/83, A-l; Apr 9/83, 8; Apr ...

... builder at a basic design and construction cost of about $16 million. (Spaceport News, Mar 1/85, 1) NASA announced a demonstration at Lewis Research Center ( Lewis Research Center LeRC ) of a ... confirmed the problem. Although NASA and its contractors had developed procedures to operate the TDRS-1, these procedures were not acceptable for multiple spacecraft operations, requiring modifications for TDRS-B and ...

... are actively engaged in extensive research on advanced defenses against ballistic missiles." (W Times, Apr 1/85, 1A) The Department of Defense's 1985 edition of Soviet Military Power pointed out ... war-exploiting the coercive leverage inherent in superior forces, particularly nuclear forces." (W Times, Apr 1/85, 1A) NASA announced it had submitted to the U.S. Congress today a report ... assembly line open and thus increase chances for a fifth orbiter. The administration requested $2.1 billion in FY 86 for 14 Space Shuttle flights and delivery of the fourth orbiter ...

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