Apr 28 1994
From The Space Library
NASA announced a number of personnel changes in the Office of Space Flight (OSF) at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. These included the appointment of Bryan O'Connor, currently OSF Deputy Associate Administrator, to assume the post of Space Shuttle Program Director. O'Connor's position was to be assumed by Richard Wisniewski, who retired from NASA in 1990 after 35 years of government service. (NASA Release 94-66; WP, May 20/94)
The justice Department joined a whistle-blower, David Vosoughkia, in a lawsuit accusing the Rockwell International Corporation of overcharging NASA by millions of dollars for contracts to build parts for the Space Shuttle. (Reuters, Apr 28/94; UP, Apr 28/94; NY Times, Apr 29/94; WSJ, Apr 29/94)
The ashes of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry were flown on a Space Shuttle after his death in October 1991, at the request of his widow, according to a NASA spokesperson. (AP, Apr 28/94; UP, Apr 28/94; Reuters, Apr 28/94)
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