Nov 1 1992
From The Space Library
Space Shuttle Columbia landed at Cape Canaveral, ending a 10-day journey during which the crew released a laser-reflecting satellite and tested a robotic eye. (NY Times, Nov 2/92; P Inq, Nov 2/92; W Post, Nov 2/92; W Times, Nov 2/92; AP, Nov 2/92; UPI, Nov 2/92; The Sun, Nov 2/92)
Rockwell's Space Systems Division and NPO Energia announced that they had signed a contract that was the first step in building docking hardware for a U.S. Space Shuttle/Russian Mir Space Station mission planned for 1995. (Av Wk, Nov 2/92)
Planetary scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at California Institute of Technology recently reported that they had found water ice on the planet Mercury. Radar beams aimed at both of the planet's poles bore telltale signs of having bounced off of frozen surfaces. (Time, Nov 2/92)
The European Space Research and Technology Center at Noordwijk, the Netherlands, said it would use a new robotics center to support planning for the European Space Agency's manned space operations. (Av Wk, Nov 2/92)
Michael Griffin, NASA Associate Administrator for Exploration, said that a new heavy-lift vehicle built from components of the Space Shuttle transportation system should be able to launch elements of Space Station Freedom at a cost comparable to that of the Space Shuttle. (Av Wk, Nov 2/92)
Japanese and Chinese researchers announced that they would study single crystals produced by semiconductors during the first joint space experiment by the two countries. (Av Wk, Nov 2/92)
NASA and a contractor team headed by Rockwell International said they were conducting supersonic laminar flow experiments using two General Dynamics F-16XL demonstrators on loan from the U.S. Air Force. (Av Wk, Nov 2/92)
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