Feb 13 1993
From The Space Library
NASA released 45 photos of the Space Shuttle Challenger's smashed crew cabin, after they were given to the New York limes by a man who had obtained them under the Federal Freedom of Information Act. The pictures were taken after the crew cabin was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean in 1986. (AP, Feb 15/93; B Sun, Feb 15; W Post, Feb 15/93; USA Today, Feb 15/93; P Inq, Feb 15/93; NY Times, Feb 13/93)
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility at Edwards Air Force Base in California announced that nearly two dozen engineers from the Center would visit 22 schools in the Antelope Valley to celebrate National Engineer's Week. (LA Times, Feb 13/93)
In response to questions from reporters, President Clinton said that there might be some changes in the space program but that supporters of NASA should be pleased with his recommendations. He gave no details, but White House officials said the President would call for full funding for the Space Station when he addressed Congress February 17. John H. Gibbons, the President's science advisor, on the other had, said that big science projects would be cut back as the administration searched for ways to pay for them. (AP, Feb 13/93, Feb 16/93; Space News, Feb 15-21; LA limes, Feb 13/93; USA Today, Feb 17/93)
John Aaron, the project manager of the Space Station, resigned after Senator Bob Krueger, D-Texas, demanded Aaron's resignation in return for continued funding for the project. Krueger said Aaron must be removed because "precious tax dollars have been mismanaged. There is no question that a new management team must get to work immediately to increase efficiency and productivity." (UPI, Feb 13/93)
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