Apr 15 1987
From The Space Library
John W. Young, chief of the astronaut office since January 1974, was appointed as Special Assistant to the Director for Engineering, Operations, and Safety at the Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, Texas. Young was expected primarily to advise the Director and other senior managers at JSC on issues affecting the safe return to flight of the Space Shuttle. According to JSC Director Aaron Cohen, "John W. Young's acceptance of this new responsibility will strengthen the link between operational and engineering elements at the Johnson Space Center." (NASA Release 87-58)
The United States and the Soviet Union signed an accord on cooperation in space exploration. The accord culminated a three- day visit to Moscow by Secretary of State George P. Shultz. The accord formalized the ongoing exchange of information between NASA and the Soviet Academy of Sciences. It provided for no dramatic joint venture in space. Rather it called for coordination of projects in solar-system exploration, space astronomy and astrophysics, earth sciences, solar-terrestrial physics and space biology, and medicine. (NY Times, Apr 16/87; P Inq, Apr 16/87)
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