Sep 21 1992
From The Space Library
A satellite launched to study oceans and global climate was maneuvered into position Monday for months of tests before beginning its mission. The TOPEX/Poseidon, the first major space mission conducted jointly by the United States and France, was launched August 10 from French Guiana. (AP, Sept 21/92)
The first student-managed and built payload flown on a NASA sounding rocket was launched successfully from the NASA flight facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. (NASA Release 92-156)
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