Nov 19 1991
From The Space Library
The Washington Post highlighted NASA's encouragement of education and research by its so-called Get Away Special (GAS) program in which it carried space experiment canisters into space for nominal fees. The cost, set in 1976, ranged from $3,000 to $10,000, depending on the canister size. However, these fees recently were more than doubled, making them prohibitive for many educational institutions. Robert Tucker, NASA's Director of Space Transportation Services, indicated that neither the old nor the new prices represented the true cost, which NASA subsidized. (W Post, Nov 19/91)
NASA announced the selection of seven Historically Black Colleges and Universities to receive Core Research Center grants to develop further their research capability and research infrastructure. The institutions were: Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta; Fisk University, Nashville; Florida A&M University, Tallahassee; Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia; Howard University, Washington, D.C.; North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro; and Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama. (NASA Release 91-193)
NASA officials told UPI that a 1993 Shuttle flight would end with a fully automatic, hands-off landing to test untried systems that might be needed if pilots were not up to the task after a long-duration mission. (UPI, Nov 19/91)
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