Aug 28 1992
From The Space Library
The fifth meeting of the Space Agency Forum on the International Space Year (SAFISY) opened in Washington, DC. The forum is composed of 29 members (national and multinational space agencies), including NASA, and 10 affiliate members (international, space-related organizations). The meeting was called to review progress of the various SAFISY-sponsored inter-national space year projects and to discuss options for post-1992 cooperation. (NASA Note to Editors N92-76)
The Tethered Satellite System Investigative Board presented an interim report on the cause of the failure of the tethered satellite experiment on the Shuttle Atlantis mission earlier this month. Preliminary findings indicated that a bolt one-quarter of an inch in diameter got in the way of a reel of cord, causing it to jam. The bolt was part of a structural change made earlier this year to strengthen the tether system's attach points to withstand better the rigors of launch and landing, NASA said. Italian scientists hope to retry the experiment. A complete report was expected in about a month. (AP, Aug 29/92; API, Aug 28/92; UPI, Aug 28/92; NY Times, Aug 30/92; C Trib, Aug 30/92; W Times, Aug 29/92)
In an interview with Final Frontier magazine, NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin gave his views about NASA and its contribution to American society. "I took this job because I believe NASA is critical to America's future. NASA provides hope, opportunity, and inspiration to the American public. It does this through its primary mission: to reach for the stars, in the broadest sense, of course. . . . For the last 30 years it has been demonstrated over and over again that the space program helps take America's value-added industry right to the cutting edge and provides jobs and opportunity." (Final Frontier, Sept/92)
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