Aug 6 1992
From The Space Library
Nature magazine reported that astronomers had detected the most distant source known for very high-energy gamma rays-a galaxy with a powerhouse nucleus. The radiation is about a trillion times as energetic as ordinary starlight. Astronomers were puzzled as to how the Markarian 421 Galaxy, 20 times farther away than any other galaxy previously reported to emit such radiation, produces it. (P Inq, Aug 6/92)
The Eureca satellite that failed to enter proper orbit after being released from the Shuttle Atlantis responded to commands to boost itself into a higher orbit. The reusable satellite held experiments using shrimp eggs, seeds, crystals, bacteria spores, solar monitors, cosmic dust catchers, and a telescope. It was slated to remain in orbit for several months before being retrieved and returned to Earth for study. (P Inq, Aug 7/92; LA Times, Aug 7/92; NY Times, Aug 7/92; W Times, Aug 7/92; USA Today, Aug 7/92; The Sun, Aug 7/92; W Post, Aug 7/92; AV Wk, Aug 10/92)
NASA announced that a Board of Investigation had been formed to assess the problem of the fouled tether that prevented the successful release of the Tethered Satellite System during Shuttle Atlantis' just-completed flight. NASA officials said that any decision about reflight of the $380 million tether system would depend in part on a quick determination of what went wrong and how much it would cost to solve the problem. NASA set an August 28 deadline for the board to report its findings. (NASA Release 92-129; W Post, Aug 7/92; AV Wk, Aug 10/92, Aug 17/92)
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