Jun 1 1993
From The Space Library
The New York Times reported that astrophysicist Dr. E. Miles Standish Jr., writing in the Astronomical Journal, had concluded that astronomers could quit looking for the elusive "Planet X" because it was not there. The planet's existence was inferred from what seemed to be irregularities in the orbital motions of several known planets. Standish's analysis, however, demonstrated that the old calculations were erroneous. He was the first to make use of a new measurement of Neptune's mass made by Voyager in 1989. (NY Times, June 1/93)
NASA announced that a remote-control technology used by Agency scientists to guide a robot in a recent cross-country test was being licensed to a private firm for commercial development. The name of the firm was not revealed. (NASA Release 93-100)
NASA announced that the Agency was accepting applications for mission specialist and pilot astronaut positions effective immediately. The cut-off date for applications was July 1, 1993. (NASA Release 93-101)
UPI reported that a solar-powered drill used to bore into icecaps on Earth could be used on a mission to Mars to collect ice samples from Mar's north pole. The drill would sample a core about three feet deep. The drill was scheduled to be used this summer to sample two ice caps in the Peruvian Andes. (UPI, June 6/93)
The Washington Post reported that the U.S. Space & Rocket Center was operating two nonprofit Space Camps, one in Huntsville, Alabama, and the other in Florida, near the Kennedy Space Center. The programs at the camp were designed to encourage young people to think about careers in science, technology, and the aerospace industry when they grow up, or to encourage them to try' to become astronauts. Since the program began in 1982, more than 150,000 students have graduated from the program. (W Post, June 1/93)
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