Apr 14 1993
From The Space Library
A leading astrophysicist, Dr. George F. Smoot of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California, reported in a lecture at the Carnegie Institution of Washington that radio receivers in space and on the ground might be recording the passage of cosmic gravity waves, huge movements of space that echo the expansion of the universe 15 billion years ago. If he is correct, scientists would have a powerful new tool for studying the birth of the universe. (NY Times, Apr 14/93)
The head of the Japanese space agency's office of space utilization said that Japan was unhappy with cutbacks to the Space Station Freedom project. Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa may bring up the issue at a meeting with President Clinton, scheduled to be held in Washington this week. (LA Times, Apr 14/93)
Space Marketing Inc. of Rosell, Georgia, planned to launch the first space billboard in 1996. The orbital advertising sign was being produced in collaboration with engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of Colorado. The project triggered angry reactions from scientists and environmentalists. (Antelope Valley Press, Apr 14/93; W Times, Apr 15/93; NY Times, May 4/93)
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