Aug 4 1993
From The Space Library
NASA announced that Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, had selected Jackson and Tull Chartered Engineers of Washington, DC for negotiations leading to award of a cost-plus-award-fee contract for multidisciplinary research and development. (NASA Release C93-p)
Writing in the Washington Post, writer Deborah Shapley predicted that the demise of the Superconducting Super Collider had brought to an end the United States' 60-year dominance in high-energy physics and, symbolically, in physical science in general. She reminded the reader of the importance of basic science and asked scientists to muster their courage and "argue... that the most basic forces of matter and the birth of the universe are things worth studying in themselves and worthy of sup-port." (W Post, Aug 4/93)
The Houston Post reported that a faulty command from Mission Control during a Shuttle flight a month ago caused sparks aboard Endeavour and knocked out power to some of its equipment. The six astronauts aboard the Shuttle were in no danger, and power was restored in 10 minutes. The incident, however, did lead NASA to convene a safety board meeting. (AP, Aug 4/93; W Post, Aug 5/93; RTW, Aug 4/93; UPI, Aug 4/93)
President Clinton signed legislation on August 2 authorizing $8 million for planning and design of a $162 million National Air and Space Museum building near Dulles International Airport. (AP, Aug 4/93)
The Russian foreign ministry announced that Russia had fully suspended a $359 million contract to sell India rocket engines and the technology needed to make them. (RTW, Aug 4/93)
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