Mar 23 1983
From The Space Library
The Nimbus 5 Earth-observation satellite would end operations as of April.1, said Dr. S.G. Tilford of NASA's environmental observation division. Launched in 1972, Nimbus 5 would probably reenter after the year 2000. Its last on-board tape recorder stopped in November 1982. The U.S. Navy, the only user of 'its data, would get this information from Nimbus 7 (NASA Release 83-40)
MSFC said that NASA transferred the Astro program (Spacelab astronomy missions beginning in 1986) to it from GSFC. Leon B. Allen, Astro manager, said that the move followed reallocation of internal resources at GSFC. MSFC was the logical place for the program because of experience in managing shuttle missions. (MSFC Release 83-14)
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