May 26 1995
From The Space Library
A panel of the National Academy of Sciences asserts that the Gravity Probe-B is worth its cost. The controversial space experiment to test Einstein's general relativity theory is expected to cost a half billion dollars. (LA Times, Aug 31/95; Space News, Feb 20/95 & Sep 25/95; Science, Mar 24/95 & May 26/95)
NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin hopes to create six Science Institutes run by universities or companies. Goldin says the institutes would not save money but he believes they would improve the quality of science in the Agency. (Science, Feb 24/95, Mar 17/95 & May 26/95)
The Clementine 1 research satellite has shown that the bulk composition of the Moon has less iron than the Earth, suggesting a different origin. (Fla Today, Jul 2/95; Science, May 26/95 & Dec 8/95)
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