Nov 5 1991
From The Space Library
NASA announced the successful testing of a new method to measure surface pressure on airplanes during flight; such information provides data for improving plane designs. NASA tests used paint that becomes iridescent under ultraviolet light. The intensity of the light radiated by the paint, as seen in photographs, results from the flight pressure. (NASA Release 91-183; Antelope Valley Press, Nov 8/91)
Hughes Aircraft Company said its Space and Communications Group had signed a $300 million contract to build three communications satellites for Alpha Lyracom, a private global communications satellite operator. The first satellite was scheduled for launch in May 1994 and is to serve the Pacific Ocean region. (WSJ, Nov 5/91)
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