Nov 10 1986
From The Space Library
Negotiators concluded an agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union for cooperation in scientific exploration, primarily focusing on Mars research, said officials from NASA. The agreement, said other sources, made no commitment to a specific joint mission and could be signed at the upcoming summit meeting. (LA Times, Nov 11/86; CSM, Nov 11/86)
NASA Administrator Dr. James C. Fletcher would likely seek to continue the $10 billion budget afforded to fiscal year 1987, a 40 percent increase from fiscal year 1986. Fletcher, according to NASA officials, planned to meet with President Ronald Reagan and argue that the Challenger accident was a result of years of underfunding. The increased funds could support the Civil Space Technology Initiative for promoting space research and technology; the Global Geoscience System, a solar terrestrial satellite new start; High Alpha, a military aeronautics research program; and the X-ray Astrophysics Facility, advanced technology development. The increased NASA budget resulted from a $2.4 billion decrease in the Department of Defense budget. (Av Wk, Nov 10/86)
Technology developed by NASA for delivering a culture medium into the Martian soil was modified and implanted into a diabetic patient to serve as an insulin pump. Although other insulin pump implants have been used in the past, the space-age pump not only had a longer life, but also was programmable after being implanted. (C Trib, Nov 20/89)
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