Sep 2 1992
From The Space Library
International cooperation in space exploration and new opportunities between Western nations and the Russian Federation were among the topics NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin discussed in his address to the World Space Congress in Washington, DC. Goldin said the changes in governments around the world present challenges but also new opportunities. He said cooperation with Russia was among those opportunities. (Spacewatch, Sept 92)
Orbital Sciences Corporation of Fairfax, Virginia said it had won a $13.5 million contract from Brazil's civilian space agency to launch a remote-sensing and data-relay satellite in 1992. (W Times, Sept 2/92)
The launch date of Mars Observer was rescheduled from September 16 to 25 in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Although the hurricane passed well south of Cape Canaveral, the craft was nonetheless removed from the launch pad for protection. It required cleaning before it could be repositioned for launch, necessitating launch postponement. (NASA Release Launch Advisory, Sept 2/92; W Post, Sept 4/92; AP Sept 3/92)
NASA selected Dr. Claude R. Canizares, head of the Astrophysics Division at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as the new chairman of the Space Science and Applications Advisory Committee. (NASA Release 92-141)
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