September 1990
From The Space Library
“Blue Planet: A Distant View of Earth's Problems” and “Solar Sails Will Power Ships to a New World” articles appear in National Geographic Magazine
Astronaut Bruce McCandless retired from NASA and as Captain from the U.S. Navy. He helped develop the space agency's Manned Maneuvering Unit, a jet-powered backpack he was the first to wear during a Space Shuttle Challenger mission in February 1984. (W Times, Sep 12/90)
The Langley Research Center in Virginia selected Mason and Hanger Services, Inc. for negotiation of a five-year, $97.9 million contract to support all aspects of supply, transportation and equipment management; general and specialized administrative services; different aspects of the security program; and support of the scientific and technical information program.
The Television Development Division of NASA Headquarters awarded the Imaging Systems Laboratory of Florida Atlantic University a one- to five-year contract with a potential value of $3 million for research and development in advanced video systems for space and terrestrial applications. (NASA Release C90-cc; 90-131A)
A joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey Seam of American scientists planned to work with a Soviet Science team to study volcanoes along Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, part of the Pacific's "Ring of Fire". The study would mark the first time Western scientists had been allowed in the region. (NASA Release 90-124)
The Air Force decided in September to convert the Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for Space Shuttle liftoffs into a launch pad for its Titan 4 rockets. The launch pad had been idle since the Challenger accident in 1986. (NY Times, Sep 30/90)
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