Dec 5 1991
From The Space Library
NASA announced that early results from its Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) confirmed the link between the presence of chlorine monoxide and the depletion of ozone in Earth's upper atmosphere. The UARS was launched by Space Shuttle Discovery on September 12, 1991. (NASA Release 91-199)
The Antelope Valley Press reported on NASA's testing of extensively modified F-16 jets as the first swept-winged aircraft to make laminar flow flights at supersonic speeds. Laminar flow was the even travel of air over an aircraft's surface when in flight. The tests would provide useful data for avoiding turbulence in commercial airline flights. (Antelope Valley Press, Dec 5/91)
NASA Associate Administrator Spence Armstrong met with Marshall Space Flight Center officials on December 4. He said NASA's programs put it in a good position to continue to attract top engineering talents. NASA would need to attract engineers from several previously underrepresented groups, including blacks, women, the disabled, and other minorities. (Htsvl Tms, Dec 5/91)
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