Oct 3 1994
From The Space Library
One of the results of the data produced by the U.S.-French TOPEX-Poseidon satellite, part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth, was the mapping of ocean circulation, one of the least understood areas of climate research. Data had shown that the El Nino remnant wave was pushing the current northward off the coast of Japan, raising the temperature of the north-west Pacific. (W Post, Oct 3/94)
An article analyzed the role played by lasers in advancing atmospheric science. Reference was made to the end of the last Space Shuttle flight when NASA was gathering data simultaneously from different altitudes over the same spot on Earth with three laser systems-one on Discovery and two on research aircraft. A fourth, ground-based LIDAR (light detection and ranging) at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, also gathered data concurrently. This combination should significantly advance technology toward the goal of a permanent, automated LIDAR satellite. The article provided scientific details of the flights undertaken and Discovery's operation of Lite, the LIDAR In-space Technology Experiment. (Av WK, Oct 3/94)
NASA announced the identification of nine proposals to begin cooperative agreement negotiations in NASA's Aerospace Industry Technology Program (AITP). AITP was established to focus industry's research and development efforts on dual-purpose aerospace technologies that showed potential for strong commercial applications that might also benefit NASA's programs. In addition to NASA funding, each project also would involve 50 percent or more in non-government cost-sharing. (NASA Release 94-165)
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