Oct 15 1992
From The Space Library
NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin announced a series of structural changes at NASA to improve management and to bring focus to programs that are essential to the Nation's space effort. The changes affected divisions dealing with the Space Station Freedom, Science and Technology, Earth and Planetary Science, Aeronautics, and Russian Programs. (NASA Release 92-172; Space News, Nov 2-8/92; Science, Oct 23/92)
The Air Force test-fired a new booster for the Titan IV rocket and said it was the second successful test since an explosion ruined a firing last year. The new booster would allow Titan IVs, which launch U.S. spy satellites, to carry heavier payloads. (AP Oct 16/92)
NASA officials said that the last scheduled U.S. shuttle flight this year, a military mission by Discovery, probably would be delayed because of a faulty component in the orbital maneuvering system. A December 2 launch date was subsequently planned. (AP, Oct 15/92; NY Times, Oct 16/92; W Times, Oct 16/92; AP, Nov 2/92)
The International Astronomical Union for the first time issued a warning of a potential collision between Earth and a comet, in this case Comet Swift-Tuttle. The date of a potential collision is more than a century away, and the odds of a collision about one in 10,000. (NY Times, Oct 27/92; C Trib, Oct 31/92; NY Times, Nov 3/92; W Post, Nov 4/92)
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