Mar 17 1987
From The Space Library
NASA began a three-day ground system test of the scientific instruments to be carried on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The five scientific instruments to be carried aboard the HST were the wide-field and planetary camera, the high resolution spectrograph, the faint object spectrograph, the high speed photometer, and a faint object camera. (NASA Release 87-35)
NASA announced that it was studying four major initiatives to help deter-mine the next major goal in space. The initiatives emerged from proposals by NASA's Strategic Planning Group and by a group headed by astronaut Dr. Sally Ride. The four initiatives were a considerably expanded study of Earth systems, an enhanced program of solar system exploration, establishment of a permanent scientific base on the moon, and human exploration of Mars pre-ceded by untended missions. At the same time, the independent NASA Advisory Council recommended that exploration of Mars be the Nation's primary goal in space. (NASA Release 87-36)
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