Jun 19 1986
From The Space Library
Lawrence F. Herbolsheimer was appointed Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Commercial Programs, where he would be responsible for advancing the interests and participation of the private sector in the U.S. Space Program. He previously had co-founded businesses in the private sector and had served at the White House. (NASA Release 86-79)
NASA announced that it would terminate further development of the $1 billion Centaur Upper Stage for launching other spacecraft on board a Space Shuttle. The Shuttle 51-L accident prompted major safety reviews and safety criteria, which the Centaur, even after modifications, could not meet. Under Richard H. Truly's direction, NASA initiated efforts to examine alter-natives for those national security missions that had planned to use Centaur. Because the Ulysses and Galileo missions were dependant on such a launch, other options for launching them from the Shuttle with a Titan rocket were being considered. (NASA Release 86-80, W Times, Jun 20/86; W Post, Jun 20/86; WSJ, Jun 20/86; NY Times, Jun 20/86; CSM, Jun 23/86)
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