Jul 24 1995
From The Space Library
"National Leadership/National Partnership" is NASA's theme at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Fly-In Convention and Sport Aviation Exhibition July 27-August 2 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. A featured exhibit identifies unique partnerships formed between government, industry, and academia to revitalize the general aviation industry in areas ranging from modernizing cockpits to reducing aircraft weight and cost. Highlighted are activities of selected companies developing general aviation technology through the NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIRP) program. (NASA Releases 95-119, 128, 129 & 174)
Hubble shows that the "faint blue galaxy" once thought to he rare is actually the most common type in the universe. At the faintest limits (i.e., several billion years ago) more than half of the galaxies seen are small irregular objects called "blue dwarfs." (NASA Release 95-120; NY Times, Apr 7/95; W Post, Aug 14/95)
A solid-fuel booster for Ariane-5 was tested in French Guyana. The new rocket is designed to keep Western Europe's lead in launching heavy satellites into the next century. Arianespace has held the lead in world launch market share for many years since 1988. (NY Times, Apr 5/95; Space News, Jan 9/95; Reuters, Jul 24/95; AV Wk, Apr 10/95, Jul 10/95, Aug 7/95, Sep 11/95 & Oct 2/95)
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