May 5 1992
From The Space Library
The House of Representatives approved a $47.3 billion space program for the next three years after voting to limit spending on development of an advanced solid-fuel rocket motor. The bill reauthorizing NASA for fiscal years 1993 through 1995 was passed by voice vote and sent to the Senate. The House included $7.5 billion for the proposed manned Space Station, nearly $8 billion for other space science applications, and $12.5 billion for the Space Shuttle program. Before approving the bill, the House agreed to cut in half, to $260 million, the 1993 budget for the next generation solid-fuel rocket, designed to enable the Space Shuttle to carry heavier payloads, including key components of the Space Station. (AP, May 5/92)
Thorsten L. Gunther, 76, a retired geodesist who worked on Goddard Space Flight Center contract involving Earth measurement, died April 25 at Washington Hospital Center of combinations after surgery for an arterial aneurism. A resident of Washington area since 1947, he lived in Bethesda. Gunther was an expert on satellite geodesy and author of the NASA directory of station locations. (W Post, May 5.92)
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