Jul 15 1993
From The Space Library
NASA's exhibit at the Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-in Convention and Sport Aviation Exhibition at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from July 29 through August 6, was scheduled to focus on general aviation technology. The exhibit was to explain how NASA was addressing the challenges of aircraft in every speed regime. It also planned to stress how NASA's "customers," that is, the government, industry, universities, and, ultimately, the American taxpayer, benefited from the Agency's advances in aeronautics. (NASA Release 93-128)
The Russians, eager to hawk their space wares to the West, were scheduled to hold a conference on the Mir Space Station July 27 to July 28 at the Dulles Hyatt in Herndon, Virginia. Hosted by NPO Energia, manufacturer of the Mir, the conference is scheduled to cover all aspects of the platform. A large delegation was expected from the NASA Space Station redesign team. (Washington Technology, Jul 15/93)
A NASA-developed automated air traffic control tool that could save air-lines hundreds of millions of dollars was to be presented to aviation industry representatives at a briefing co-hosted by NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration scheduled for July 19-20.
The Center/TRACON Automation System (CTAS) helps air traffic controllers schedule arriving aircraft more effectively, starting when planes are still about 200 miles from an airport. (NASA Release 93-127)
Pollution of the world's atmosphere could trigger huge temperature changes like those before the last Ice Age, the British journal Nature reported. Scientists examining glacier samples say that when temperatures during the last warm period rose an average of 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit above normal levels, they also started fluctuating by as much as 18 degrees Fahrenheit (USA Today, Jul 15/93; WSJ, Jul 15/93; W Post, Jul 19/93)
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