Sep 20 1993
From The Space Library
Space News for this day. (1MB PDF)
Two separate teams of astronomers reported finding what could be the first direct evidence of the existence of chunks of invisible matter that in theory form a massive, unseen halo around Earth's galaxy, the Milky Way.
If the finding stands up, it is a significant breakthrough in the search for so-called dark matter. A U.S.-Australian team announced the discovery simultaneously with a French team. (W Post, Sept. 21, P Inq, Sep 21/93; NY Times, 1993; UPI, Sep 21/93)
Over the next two decades, NASA planned to launch more than two dozen satellites for its "Mission to Planet Earth." These satellites were scheduled to collect information about clouds, ocean circulation, and ice and pollution in order to help scientists refine their predictions of global warning. (Newsweek, Sep 20/93)
Marshall Engineers and Scientists Association President Wesley Darbro said that it appeared that the Marshall Space Flight Center would lay off about 478 workers, all associated with the Space Station program. (Huntsville Times, Sep 20/93)
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