Oct 4 1990
From The Space Library
NASA scientists reported that despite its flaws, the Hubble Space Telescope was sending back some clear pictures, better than any a ground telescope could produce. The latest photographs of Jupiter and Pluto were better than any ever taken, but until the telescope's "near sightedness" was corrected images of distant, faint objects would continue to be unclear. (W Post, Oct 5/90; NY Times, Oct 5/90)
The official Soviet Tass News Agency reported that their most advanced rocket, a Zenit booster, had blown up seconds after liftoff and destroyed much of the launch pad in the Kazakhstan Republic. The payload, said Western analysts, was likely a reconnaissance satellite. The rocket had earlier been promoted for sale in the West and had been used to fly some versions of the Soviet Space Shuttle. (W Post, Oct 12/90)
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