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1994 News Release
 
Editor's note:
This archive is missing some press releases from 1990 through 1994, though the archive ostensibly links to those files. We are working to resolve the problem and apologize for the inconvenience.

12/28/94
+ SULPHER-RICH ASTEROID HOLDS CLUES TO DEMISE OF DINOSAURS

12/22/94
+ PERSEUS MISHAP TRACED TO FAULTY GYRO

12/21/94
+ NASA COMPLETES SHIPMENT OF FIRST STATION HARDWARE TO RUSSIA

12/20/94
+ RESULTS FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE HIGHLIGHT EVENTS FROM 1994

12/19/94
+ NASA'S UARS CONFIRMS CFCs CAUSED ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE

12/15/94
+ JAY HONEYCUTT NAMED KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR

12/14/94
+ AGENCIES FORM JOINT PROGRAM IN PLANT BIOLOGY

12/13/94
+ NEW SPACELAB SCIENCE MISSION TO FLY IN 1996
+ KSC CENTER DIRECTOR ROBERT L. CRIPPEN TO LEAVE NASA

12/12/94
+ APOLLO ASTRONAUT STUART ALLEN ROOSA DIES
+ NASA DEVELOPS NEW DIGITAL FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
+ SPACE SHUTTLE CREW NAMED FOR STS-72 MISSION

12/09/94
+ LIVE EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTS FROM ANTARCTICA
+ DELUCAS NAMED SPACE STATION ACTING SENIOR SCIENTIST

12/08/1994
+ 1995 ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES SELECTED

12/07/94
+ GAMMA RAY FLASHES IN ATMOSPHERE MORE COMMON THAN THOUGHT
+ TOPEX/POSEIDON BUILDS CRITICAL DATA BASE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

12/06/94
+ NASA SELECTS PROJECTS FOR COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING
+ HUBBLE IDENTIFIES PRIMEVAL GALAXIES, UNCOVERS NEW CLUES TO THE UNIVERSE'S EVOLUTION

12/02/94
+ INDEPENDENT SHUTTLE MANAGEMENT REVIEW TEAM MEMBERS NAMED

12/01/94
+ LYNN TO BECOME NASA'S FIRST CIO

11/30/94
+ EDUCATION TELECASTS SCHEDULED FOR 1994-95 SCHOOL YEAR

11/23/94
+ KRAFT TO HEAD INDEPENDENT SHUTTLE WORKFORCE REVIEW

11/22/94
+ NASA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH UKRAINE TO FLY SPACE WELDING TOOL

11/18/94
+ COMMANDER, PILOT AND FLIGHT ENGINEER NAMED TO STS-73 CREWS
+ NASA AWARDS INTERNET PUBLIC ACCESS GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

11/16/94
+ UNIQUE NASA WIND TUNNEL RESTORATION COMPLETED
+ NASA SELECTS PHASE II SMALL BUSINESS PROJECTS
+ PEARSON RESIGNS AS SPACE FLIGHT ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR

11/15/94
+ NASA AND INDUSTRY SIGN AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT EDUCATION
+ DECEMBER 4 LAUNCH PLANNED FOR NOAA-J
+ HUBBLE RULES OUT A LEADING EXPLANATION FOR DARK MATTER

11/10/94
+ ULYSSES SPACECRAFT COMPLETES SOUTHERN SOLAR PASS

11/09/94
+ REMOTE ACCESS WIND TUNNEL AIDS IN HIGH SPEED RESEARCH

11/08/94
+ ASTRONAUTS CHILTON, READDY TO COMMAND SHUTTLE/MIR MISSIONS

11/03/94
+ TECHNOLOGY 2004 CONFERENCE OPENS NOVEMBER 8
+ ASTRONAUTS BLAHA AND LUCID TO TRAIN FOR FLIGHT ON MIR

11/01/94
+ ASTRONAUT SEGA TO REPLACE READDY AS NASA MANAGER IN RUSSIA

10/28/94
+ LADWIG TO LEAD NEW OFFICE OF POLICY AND PLANS

10/26/94
+ IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN TO DETERMINE AGE, SIZE OF UNIVERSE

10/25/94
+ NASA HELPS PILOTS COMBAT FATIGUE DURING LONG FLIGHTS

10/24/94
+ NASA RADAR OBSERVES ERUPTING VOLCANO ON THE RING OF FIRE
+ WIND MISSION PRESS KIT

10/21/94
+ NASA ANNOUNCES 1994 SBIR PHASE I SELECTIONS

10/20/94
+ 94-175 STS-66 PRESS KIT

10/19/94
+ CASSINI DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT RELEASED
+ LAUNCH DATE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-66 ANNOUNCED

10/17/94
+ NASA ESTABLISHES PROGRAM OFFICE FOR U.S.-RUSSIAN SPACEFLIGHTS
+ HUBBLE REVEALS SECRETS OF STAR BURSTS IN EARLY UNIVERSE

10/12/94
+ MAGELLAN LOSS OF CONTACT CAPS VENUS MISSION
+ GUIDONI NAMED TO CREW OF TETHERED SATELLITE REFLIGHT

10/7/94
+ MIR COSMONAUTS TO CONDUCT NASA EXPERIMENT

10/6/94
+ ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE LEVELS SAME AS LAST YEAR'S RECORD LOWS
+ LANGLEY AND FORD SIGN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENT

10/3/94
+ AITP PROPOSALS SELECTED FOR NEGOTIATIONS

9/30/94
+ SPACE STATION MANAGERS RELEASE UPDATED ASSEMBLY PLAN
+ NASA MINORITY CONTRACTORS OF THE YEAR AWARDED

9/29/94
+ HUBBLE OBSERVATIONS SHED NEW LIGHT ON JUPITER COLLISION

9/28/94
+ TOPEX/POSEIDON CHARTS LONG TERM EL NINO INFLUENCE ON CLIMATE

9/21/94
+ HUBBLE UNCOVERS A HIDDEN QUASAR IN A NEARBY GALAXY
+ NASA NAMES SCIENCE TEAM FOR ASTEROID RENDEZVOUS MISSION

9/20/94
+ ASTEROID MOON DISCOVERED BY GALILEO SPACECRAFT IS NAMED
+ INVESTIGATION PANEL RELEASES REPORT ON NOAA-13 FAILURE
+ NASA TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS NEW MEDICAL INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY

9/19/94
+ NASA BEGINS RESTRUCTURING EXPLORER PROGRAM AND FUSE MISSION

9/16/94
+ LAUNCH DATE SET FOR STS-68/ENDEAVOUR

9/15/94
+ RUNWAY RESURFACING STARTS FOLLOWING CV-990 TESTS

9/14/94
+ NASA SELECTS TWO SMALL EXPLORER MISSIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT

9/12/94
+ SHUTTLE/MIR DOCKING HARDWARE ARRIVES FROM RUSSIA

9/9/94
+ NASA AWARDS HIGH SPEED PROPULSION CONTRACT

9/8/94
+ NASA SELECTS MARS PATHFINDER LANDING
+ NASA ON-LINE SYSTEM SPEEDS UP MIDRANGE PROCUREMENTS

9/7/94
+ MAGELLAN EXECUTES 'WINDMILL' EXPERIMENT AS MISSION END DRAWS NEAR

9/6/94
+ CABANA APPOINTED CHIEF OF ASTRONAUT OFFICE

9/2/94
+ SPACE SHUTTLE CREW NAMED FOR SECOND MIR DOCKING MISSION

9/1/94
+ NASA AND BOEING REACH AGREEMENT ON SPACE STATION CONTRACT

8/25/94
+ NASA TO USE RUSSIAN SUPERSONIC AIRLINER FOR FLIGHT TESTS
+ CHANG-DIAZ NAMED PAYLOAD COMMANDER FOR TSS REFLIGHT
+ CREW MEMBERS NAMED FOR SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-70

8/24/94
+ COMPTON GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATORY FINDS BRIGHT NEW X-RAY SOURCE
+ NASA COMPLETES FIRST MIRROR FOR AXAF OBSERVATORY
+ NASA AWARDS INTERNET GRANTS AND COPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

8/23/94
+ MANSFIELD TO LEAD NEW OFFICE OF SPACE ACCESS AND TECHNOLOGY

8/19/94
+ NEW DATA BRIGHTENS DEBRIS OUTLOOK FOR SPACE STATION

8/16/94
+ NASA, NIH SIGN AGREEMENT ON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

8/12/94
+ GALILEO BEGINS SENDING SHOEMAKER-LEVY DATA

8/10/94
+ FRENCH SPACE AGENCY HONORS TOPEX-POSEIDON TEAM

8/8/94
+ NASA STIMULATES USE OF SCIENCE DATA OVER THE INTERNET
+ FORDYCE NAMED OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE CHIEF SCIENTIST

8/4/94
+ ASTRONAUT GUTIERREZ LEAVES NASA, AIR FORCE

8/3/94
+ NASA APPOINTS NEAR-EARTH OBJECT SEARCH COMMITTEE

8/3/94
+ GOLDIN HAILS SOLID SENATE VOTE ON SPACE STATION

8/1/94
+ NASA SOUNDING ROCKET CAMPAIGN TO STUDY IONOSPHERE WITH BRAZIL
+ DELTA CLIPPER AGREEMENT SIGNED

7/26/94
+ SPECTACULAR COLOR FLASHES RECORDED ABOVE ELECTRICAL STORMS
+ NASA USES SATELLITE DATA TO DETECT LYME DISEASE RISK

7/21/94
+ APOLLO REFLECTORS CONTINUE TO AID STUDIES OF THE MOON

7/20/94
+ HEADQUARTERS NEWS DISTRIBUTION GOES ON-LINE JULY 25

7/19/94
+ GENERAL AVIATION FEATURED IN NASA OSHKOSH 1994 EXHIBIT

7/18/94
+ NASA AND UKRAINE SPACE AGENCY AGREE ON AREAS OF SPACE COOPERATION

7/15/94
+ BOEING AND DOUGLAS TEAM UP IN HIGH-SPEED AERO CONTRACT
+ STATION CONTROL BOARD RATIFIES IMPROVED ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE

7/13/94
+ WELCH NAMED NEWS CHIEF AT NASA HEADQUARTERS

7/12/94
+ ASTRONAUT READDY TO REPLACE CAMERON AS NASA MANAGER IN RUSSIA

7/8/94
+ NASA SELECTS PARTICIPANTS FOR STUDENT LAUNCH PROGRAM

7/7/94
+ CREW NAMED FOR SECOND WAKE SHIELD FACILITY SHUTTLE FLIGHT

7/8/94
+ 15 ADDITIONAL 1994 PHASE ONE STTR SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED

7/6/94
+ SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT RICHARD COVEY TO LEAVE NASA, AIR FORCE

7/7/94
+ HUBBLE DETECTS PRIMORDIAL HELIUM IN THE EARLY UNIVERSE

7/1/94
+ ARNOLD ALDRICH RETIRES

6/30/94
+ HUBBLE TECHNOLOGY CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED BREAST BIOPSIES

6/29/94
+ NASA CHIEF HAILS HOUSE VOTE PRESERVING SPACE STATION

6/27/94
+ VENUS STILL GEOLOGICALLY ACTIVE, MAGELLAN FINDS
+ ULYSSES STARTS PRIMARY MISSION AT SUN

6/24/94
+ NASA ADMINISTRATOR RELEASES STATEMENT ON GAO REPORT

6/23/94
+ NASA/FAA SPONSOR GENERAL AVIATION COMPETITION
+ NASA AND RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY SIGN SPACE STATION INTERIM AGREEMENT

6/22/94
+ NASA SELECTS SCIENTISTS FOR NEUROLAB SHUTTLE MISSION

6/21/94
+ NASA ANNOUNCES 1994 PHASE ONE STTR SELECTIONS

6/20/94
+ NASA SELECTS PAYLOAD SPECIALISTS FOR SPACELAB MISSION

6/17/94
+ ASTRONAUT BOLDEN RETURNS TO MARINE CORPS

6/8/94
+ STUDENTS SELECTED FOR NASA SCIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM
+ NASA ANNOUNCES SMALLSAT CONTRACT AWARDS

6/13/94
+ HST CONFIRMS ABUNDANCE OF PROTOPLANETARY DISKS AROUND NEWBORNSTARS

6/7/94
+ CHAPPELL NAMED TO WHITE HOUSE GLOBE PROJECT

6/6/94
+ NAS SOLICITS AEROSPACE INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM PROPOSALS

6/3/94
+ CREW NAMED FOR FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE, MIR DOCKING MISSION
+ NASA AND CSA ANNOUNCE SPACE COOPERATION PLAN

6/1/94
+ NASA DEDICATES RESEARCH FACILITY IN WEST VIRGINIA

5/27/94
+ ASTRONAUT WILLIAM THORTON RETIRES FROM NASA
+ UNUSUAL HIGH ENERGY FLASHES SEEN IN EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
+ NASA AWARDS RESEARCH GRANTS TO HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS

5/26/94
+ CLEMENTINE PRODUCES FIRST GLOBAL DIGITAL MAP OF MOON

5/25/94
+ NEW GALILEO ASTEROID MOON IMAGES, DATA RELEASED
+ HST CONFIRMS EXISTENCE OF MASSIVE BLACK HOLE IN ACTIVE GALAXY

5/24/94
+ NASA AND AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION HONOR JAMES A. VAN ALLEN

5/23/94
+ NASA AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION TO COLLABORATE

5/20/94
+ STATION SOLAR ARRAY MODULES TO BE SENT TO RUSSIA
+ NASA TAKES OVER LANDSAT 7 DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT

5/19/94
+ HUBBLE FINDS MYSTERIOUS RING STRUCTURE AROUND SUPERNOVA 1987A
+ HST OBSERVES THE SUPERNOVA IN THE WHIRLPOOL GALAXY

5/12/94
+ NASA TO STOP WORK ON POLAR SPACECRAFT

5/11/94
+ TESTS SEEN AS STEP TOWARD QUIETER HELICOPTER BLADES

5/9/94
+ NATIONAL FACILITIES INVENTORIED, NEEDS ESTABLISHED

5/6/94
+ SCOUT LAUNCH VEHICLE TO RETIRE AFTER 34 YEARS OF SERVICE

5/5/94
+ HUBBLE TEAM TO RECEIVE COLLIER TROPHY

5/4/94
+ NASA SSIP WINNERS HONORED IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
+ ELECTRONIC CHART WILL AID AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS

5/3/94
+ YELLOW CREEK FACILITIES TO PERFORM SHUTTLE NOZZLE WORK

5/2/94
+ AVAILABILITY OF SHUTTLE CREWS CHANGES FOR POST-FLIGHT INTERVIEWS

4/28/94
+ NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE FLIGHT PERSONNEL CHANGES

4/22/94
+ 50 SCIENTISTS STUDY CANADIAN FORESTS' IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

4/21/94
+ NASA PROVIDES PILOT FATIGUE COUNTERMEASURES TRAINING

4/20/94
+ NASA AWARDS TECHNOLOGY GRANT TO SIERRA COLLEGE
+ NASA/FEMA REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM TO SPEED DISASTER RELIEF

4/18/94
+ UPDATED MIXED FLEET MANIFEST RELEASED

4/14/94
+ 100 GIRLS, AGES 9-15, TO JOIN NASA HQ WORKFORCE ON APRIL 28

4/12/94
+ NASA SIGNS TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT WITH AEROSPACE CONSORTIUM

4/7/94
+ NASA ANNOUNCES MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH GRANTS

4/5/94
+ SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT GRABE MOVES TO ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP.
+ NASA FOSTERS AEROSPACE EDUCATION IN ARKANSAS

3/31/94
+ NASA AND NIH READY FOR FIRST JOINT SCIENCE FLIGHT
+ IMPROVED SHUTTLE TILE TO FLY ON STS-59

3/24/94
+ SPACE STATION SYSTEM DESIGN REVIEW COMPLETED
+ NASA ANNOUNCES 2-YEAR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH GRANTS

3/23/94
+ NASA AND BRAZIL SIGN SOUNDING ROCKET CAMPAIGN AGREEMENT
+ GALILEO DISCOVERS MOON OF ASTEROID

3/22/94
+ NASA DEVELOPS PLAN TO SEARCH FOR MARTIAN FOSSILS

3/21/94
+ WINSTON-SALEM UNIVERSITY TO PARTICIPATE IN JOINT NASA VENTURE

3/17/94
+ PAYLOAD COMMANDER, MISSION SPECIALIST NAMED TO STS-73
+ NASA HOSTS NATIONAL AEROSPACE EDUCATION CONFERENCE
+ SPACE STATION PROGRAM MARKS MAJOR MILESTONE

3/15/94
+ SPACE SHUTTLE MODIFICATION WORK TO CONTINUE AT PALMDALE

3/14/94
+ NASA INITIATING INDUSTRY TESTING PROGRAM VIA SATELLITE NETWORK
+ NASA OPENS GROUND STATION FOR COMPTON GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATORY
+ HIGH-SPEED ENGINE CYCLES TAPPED FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

3/10/94
+ REFLIGHT OF TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEM CONFIRMED

3/9/94
+ NASA ACQUIRES BOEING 757 FOR AERONAUTICAL FLIGHT RESEARCH

3/8/94
+ NASA/DOD TO ESTABLISH STANDARD QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

3/7/94
+ NEW TECHNOLOGY TO BE TESTED FOR NASA SAFETY OFFICE
+ DATE SET FOR SECOND FLIGHT OF TETHER EXPERIMENT

3/3/94
+ GALILEO SPACECRAFT SIGHTS PROBABLE MOON OF ASTEROID IDA

3/3/94
+ RESEARCHER DEVELOPS 1993 INVENTION OF THE YEAR

2/28/94
+ SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT EXTERNAL TANK TO BE USED BY SHUTTLE
+ ASTRONAUT LINENGER JOINS STS-64 CREW

2/25/94
+ WIND AND POLAR LAUNCHES TO SLIP FOLLOWING TECHNICAL REVIEW
+ REPORT CALLS FOR GREATER NASA GENERAL AVIATION ROLE

2/23/94
+ NASA INSTALLS TELECONFERENCE SYSTEM FOR GATEWAY TO MOSCOW
+ CAMERON TO MANAGE NASA ACTIVITIES AT STAR CITY, RUSSIA

2/17/94
+ COMPUTER MODEL OF NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID SHOWS "DOUBLE OBJECT"
+ UNITED STATES MICROGRAVITY PAYLOAD MAKES SECOND FLIGHT (STS-62PRESS KIT)

2/10/94
+ HIGH -SPEED AIRCRAFT RESEARCH COMBUSTOR TESTS EXCEED GOAL
+ NASA ANNOUNCES SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR AWARD

2/9/94
+ WHITEHEAD NAMED NASA DEPUTY AA FOR AERONAUTICS
+ NASA-ARMY RESEARCH PAVES WAY FOR BETTER HELICOPTERS

2/7/94
+ NASA BEGINS DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM

2/4/94
+ NASA TRACKS LAND-SURFACE IN JAN. 17 EARTHQUAKE
+ NASA SELECTS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROJECTS

2/3/94
+ NASA/INDUSTRY PIONEER TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT PROGRAM
+ ASTRONAUTS THAGARD AND DUNBAR TO TRAIN FOR FLIGHT ON MIR

2/2/94
+ NASA MARKS SPACE STATION MILESTONE

1/31/94
+ NASA TESTS NOISE-REDUCING NOZZLE FOR SUPERSONIC AIRLINERS

1/28/94
+ NASA FOSTERS AEROSPACE RESEARCH IN STATES

1/26/94
+ NASA STUDYING AURORAS OVER ALASKA USING SUBORBITAL ROCKETS

1/15/94
+ SATELLITE FINDS IMPRINT OF UNIVERSE ON GAMMA-RAY EXPLOSIONS

1/14/94
+ BROOKS APPOINTED SPACE COMMUNICATIONS DEPUTY AA

1/13/94
+ "MISSION EARTHBOUND" EDUCATIONAL TELECASTS SCHEDULED
+ NASA DECLARES HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION SUCCESSFUL

1/11/94
+ ABBEY NAMED JSC DEPUTY DIRECTOR; WEITZ TO RETIRE IN APRIL

1/10/94
+ CREW SELECTED FOR STS-67 ASTRONOMY MISSION
+ ASTRONAUTS SELECTED FOR ATLANTIS' STS-66 MISSION

1/6/94
+ NASA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES

1/5/94
+ NASA DEVELOPS ENHANCED RUNWAY VIEWS FOR SUPERSONIC PILOTS
+ MARS OBSERVER INVESTIGATION REPORT RELEASED