Mar 26 1992
From The Space Library
Outgoing NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly announced his support for using space to enhance education and his recommendation to administrator-nominee Daniel S. Goldin that NASA fly Barbara Morgan, who was a backup to Christa McAuliffe. (NASA Release 92-40)
A TRW unit was served with a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging that the firm made fraudulent claims for payments on government satellite contracts. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, alleged that TRW's Space and Technology group in Redondo California Beach, used improper design standards for the spy, communications, and scientific satellites, then billed the government for the cost of correcting the errors. (LA Times, Mar 26/92)
Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev returned to Earth five months later than originally planned. The 33-year-old flight engineer's stint in space aboard the Mir Space Station had been originally scheduled to end in October. But because of the disintegration of the Soviet Union, money problems in Moscow, and Kazakh nationalism, he was asked to extend his space journey by almost five months, creating a predicament for him and making him a media celebrity. (NY Times, Mar 26/92; USA Today, Mar 26/92; W Post, Mar 26/92; WSJ, Mar 26/92; B Sun, Mar 26/92)
Belgium's Prince Philippe, who is the nephew of King Baudouin and heir to the throne, called the crew members of the Space Shuttle Atlantis to congratulate them on their launch and to honor Dirk Frimout, the first Belgian in space. (AP, Mar 26/92; UPI, Mar 26/92)
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