Aug 24 1992
From The Space Library
The Association of Space Explorers Eighth Planetary Congress opened at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It was attended by the largest group of astronauts and cosmonauts ever assembled, with over 100 international space flyers, representing 19 nations, in attendance. The congress opened with remarks by NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin and was concerned mainly with discussions about an international mission to Mars. Goldin also mentioned the practical applications of NASA's technology innovations since the 1960s. He identified CAT scans, laser surgery, and intensive care units as having had their genesis in the space program. "New products, new industries, and new jobs come through NASA research," Goldin said. (NASA Note to Editors: N92-75; W Times, Aug 31/92)
Officials at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida said that the agency had selected I-Net, Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland for negotiation of a contract to provide engineering support services to the center's Engineering Development Directorate. The contract was to run for five years and have an estimated value in excess of $100 million. (NASA Release C92-12)
NASA officials were reported to be focusing on a September 1994 Shuttle flight to rendezvous with the Russian Mir Space Station and possibly bring back a U.S. astronaut launched to the outpost earlier that summer. The Shuttle launch was tentatively scheduled for September 9, 1994, after extensive modifications to install a Russian docking fixture in the Shuttle Atlantis cargo bay. A different Shuttle mission scheduled for November 1993 was listed as a possibility for a flight featuring a Russian cosmonaut. (Space News, Aug 24/92)
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