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12/20/96
+ STATEMENT BY NASA ADMINISTRATOR DAN GOLDIN ON THE PASSING OF ASTRONOMER CARL SAGAN
+ NASA TECHNOLOGY LEADS TO INNOVATIVE DEVICE TO AID STROKE AND KNEE INJURY PATIENTS

12/18/96
+ NEW COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HELPS HELICOPTER PILOTS
+ X-33 COMPLETES OPERATIONS REVIEW
+ KSC EXTENDS MCDONNELL DOUGLAS PAYLOAD CONTRACT

12/17/96
+ 1996 SEEN AS YEAR OF SPECTACULAR DISCOVERIES AND NEW CHALLENGES FOR NASA
+ ASTRONOMERS DETECT NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN GAMMA-RAY MULTI-BURSTS

12/16/96
+ NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR AIRBORNE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY
+ NASA SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR FUTURE GENERAL AVIATION ENGINES

12/13/96
+ PANEL REVIEW FINDS SPACE SHUTTLE SAFE

12/12/96
+ APPLYING NASA SHUTTLE ENGINE TEST FINDINGS MAY SAVE AIRLINES MILLIONS IN FUEL COSTS
+ BIG ICY MOON OF JUPITER FOUND TO HAVE A "VOICE" AFTER ALL; EUROPA FLYBY NEXT FOR GALILEO
+ NASA HARVEST OF MIR SPACE WHEAT MARKS U.S.-RUSSIAN FIRST

12/9/96
+ STATION'S FIRST MODULE ASSEMBLED, READY FOR TESTING

12/6/96
+ SPACE RADAR UNEARTHS SECRETS OF THE ANCIENT NILE
+ WETHERBEE TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL CREW ON SEVENTH SHUTTLE-MIR MISSION

11/27/96
+ NASA-DEVELOPED LASER MAY DETECT SERIOUS EYE DISEASE EARLY
+ ODDBALL ASTEROID CAPTURED ON NEW VIDEO COMPUTER SIMULATION
+ MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR SOLAR PANEL WILL NOT HINDER MISSION GOALS

11/25/96
+ SOLAR-POWERED PATHFINDER RETURNS TO SKIES

11/21/96
+ NASA LIVE INTERNET COURSES OFFERED

11/20/96
+ FIRST U.S. SPACE STATION MODULE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FINAL PRESSURE TEST; LAUNCH JUST ONE YEAR AWAY

11/19/96
+ HUBBLE SURVEYS THE "HOMES" OF QUASARS

11/18/96
+ AGENCIES SIGN UP TO DEVELOP REVOLUTIONARY X-RAY DEVICE
+ INGENUITY ENABLES NASA SCATTEROMETER TO STUDY ICE, RAINFORESTS
+ SPACE SHUTTLE TECHNOLOGY LEADS TO CHEAPER, BETTER AND FASTER WAY TO RESURFACE BRIDGES

11/15/96
+ VENNERI NAMED NASA CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

11/14/96
+ SHUTTLE EXPERIMENT TO STUDY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
+ NASA AND FAA JOIN IN AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
+ F-15 ACTIVE ACHIEVES FIRST-EVER MACH 2 THRUST-VECTORING
+ CREW NAMED TO FOURTH MICROGRAVITY INVESTIGATION FLIGHT

11/13/96
+ NASA AIRBORNE SENSOR AIDS STUDIES OF MALIBU BRUSH FIRES BEFORE AND AFTER
+ U.S. SOIL EXPERIMENT READY FOR LAUNCH ABOARD RUSSIA'S MARS '96

11/12/96
+ NASA CLEARS COLUMBIA FOR FLIGHT -- LAUNCH SET FOR NOV. 15
+ AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WINS "BEST OF WHAT'S NEW"

11/7/96
+ SAC-B/HETE SPACECRAFT NO LONGER OPERATIONAL
+ NASA ANNOUNCES 1995 STTR PHASE II SELECTIONS

11/6/96
+ VETERAN SHUTTLE COMMANDER RETIRES
+ LIFE ON EARTH BEGAN AT LEAST 3.85 BILLION YEARS AGO, 400 MILLION YEARS EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT, SCIENTISTS SAY

11/4/96
+ CANADIAN PAYLOAD SPECIALIST JOINS STS-85 CREW
+ STS-80 LAUNCH TARGETED ONE WEEK LATER TO ALLOW COMPLETION OF SOLID ROCKET NOZZLE EROSION ANALYSIS, EVALUATION
+ GALILEO MAKE CLOSE PASS BY CALLISTO
+ PEGASUS LAUNCH ANOMALY UNDER INVESTIGATION

11/1/96
+ STUDENTS TO REMOTELY CONTROL RUSSIAN MARS ROVER IN DESERT TESTS

10/30/96
+ NASA TEAM FINDS URBAN-LIKE POLLUTION IN TROPICAL SOUTH ATLANTIC
+ NASA AND NOAA MAPPING BEACHES TO UNDERSTAND EFFECTS OF COASTAL STORMS
+ SAC-B/HETE LAUNCH HALTED

10/29/96
+ RESEARCH SUGGESTS MOST OF EARTH'S OXYGEN SUPPLY WAS PRODUCED BY GEOLOGIC EVENTS

10/28/96
+ NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP MEASUREMENT AND STUDY OF EARTHQUAKES

10/25/96
+ 1996 ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE BELOW RECORD AVERAGE SIZE

10/23/96
+ HIGH-ALTITUDE IONOSPHERE FOUND AT IO BY GALILEO SPACECRAFT

10/22/96
+ KSC DIRECTOR JAY HONEYCUTT TO RETIRE
+ TELEMEDICINE SERIES UNITES U.S. AND RUSSIAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS

10/21/96
+ TWO SPACE SCIENCE SPACECRAFT SET FOR LAUNCH FROM WALLOPS

10/17/96
+ HUBBLE FOLLOWS RAPID CHANGES IN JUPITER'S AURORA
+ NASA TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PILOTS TAXI MORE EFFICIENTLY
+ COMPLETION OF MIRROR ASSEMBLY MARKS MILESTONE FOR NASA'S ADVANCED X-RAY ASTROPHYSICS FACILITY

10/16/96
+ THREE MARS MISSIONS TO LAUNCH IN LATE 1996

10/15/96
+ CASSINI SPACECRAFT READIED FOR "SHAKE AND BAKE" TESTS
+ TOPEX/POSEIDON HELPS MARINE BIOLOGIEST STUDY WHALES

10/10/96
+ THE X-PLANES: 50 YEARS OF HIGH DESERT "RIGHT STUFF"
+ PRESS BRIEFING ON 1996 MARS MISSIONS SET FOR OCT. 16

10/9/96
+ NASA SEEKS INDUSTRY PROPOSALS FOR HYPERSONIC FLIGHT RESEARCH VEHICLES

10/8/96
+ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS BEGINS FOR TEST FLIGHTS OF X-33 TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR; PUBLIC MEETINGS SCHEDULED
+ FLIGHT EXPERIMENT SMOOTHS FLOW OVER SUPERSONIC WING

10/7/96
+ NASA ANNOUNCES WINNING EPSCOR STATES
+ NASA-DEVELOPED ANTI-FIRE DEVICE SOON TO BE AVAILABLE TO FIREFIGHTERS

10/3/96
+ FIRST WIND DATA FROM SCATTEROMETER CAPTURES PACIFIC TYPHOONS

10/2/96
+ NASA SELECTS PHASE II SMALL BUSINESS PROJECTS
+ List of selected companies

10/1/96
+ NASA ROLLS OUT AWARD-WINNING "THUNDER"

9/30/96
+ INTERNATIONAL ULTRAVIOLET EXPLORER PREPARED TO RECEIVE ITS FINAL COMMAND
+ SHUTTLE CONTRACT CONSOLIDATION BEGINS NEW ERA OF EFFICIENCY

9/26/96
+ TRANSCRIPT OF EXCERPTED REMARKS BY NASA ADMINISTRATOR DANIEL S. GOLDIN FOLLOWING THE LANDING OF SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS

9/24/96
+ SECOND NEW MILLENIUM FLIGHT WILL SEND MICROPROBES TO THE SURFACE OF MARS

9/20/96
+ NASA SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR FIFTH DISCOVERY MISSION

9/18/96
+ SPACE SHUTTLE STUDY OF GRANULAR MATERIALS HOLDS POTENTIAL FOR EARTH-BOUND PROBLEMS

9/17/96
+ NASA ANNOUNCES MINORITY CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR

9/16/96
+ FIRST GLOBAL IMAGE OF TOTAL ATMOSPHERIC OZONE OBTAINED FROM NASA INSTRUMENT ABOARD JAPANESE SATELLITE


9/12/96
+ BROWN TO COMMAND MISSION TO STUDY EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE

9/11/96
+ SHUTTLE SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT FUEL TANK COMPLETES TEST SERIES

9/10/96
+ SEDDON TO SUPPORT LIFE SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS AT VANDERBILT

9/6/96
+ NASA SELECTS 19 INNOVATIVE SPACE PHYSICS MISSION CONCEPTS

9/5/96
+ ATLANTIS MOVED BACK OUT TO LAUNCH PAD; SEPTEMBER 16 SET AS NEW DATE
+ LOPEZ-ALEGRIA TO REPLACE LAWRENCE AS NASA MANAGER IN RUSSIA
+ ASTRONAUT EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS SHUTTLE MISSION STS-79

9/4/96
+ HUBBLE SEES EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS OF TODAY'S GALAXIES
+ GALILEO TO MAKE SECOND PASS BY GANYMEDE
+ ATLANTIS MOVED TO VAB; STS-79 LAUNCH DELAYED

8/30/96
+ GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INSTALL NEW TECHNOLOGY EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTERS ON MISSION AIRCRAFT
+ NASA FINALIZES X-34 CONTRACT WITH ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP.

8/28/96
+ NASA'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AID CALIFORNIA FIRE FIGHTERS
+ NASA DRYDEN: 50 YEARS OF DISCOVERY THROUGH NASA FLIGHT RESEARCH

8/23/96
+ NASA AWARDS $25.8 MILLION TO ADVANCE SUPERCOMPUTING APPLICATIONS

8/22/96
+ COSMONAUT KONDAKOVA NAMED TO STS-84 CREW
+ NEW OBJECT MOVES LIKE A COMET BUT LOOKS LIKE AN ASTEROID

8/16/96
+ LAWRENCE AND WOLF TO TRAIN FOR MIR MISSIONS
+ CREW NAMED TO FIRST SPACE STATION ASSEMBLY FLIGHT
+ NASA AND FAA SPONSOR GENERAL AVIATION DESIGN COMPETITION

8/14/96
+ TWO MARS SPACECRAFT ARRIVE AT LAUNCH SITE
+ OCEAN WINDS AND OZONE TO BE MEASURED BY U.S. INSTRUMENTS ABOARD JAPANESE EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE

8/13/96
+ JUPITER'S EUROPA HARBORS POSSIBLE "WARM ICE" OR LIQUID WATER
+ STATEMENT BY NASA ADMINISTRATOR DANIEL S. GOLDIN ON THE RELEASE OF NEW GALILEO SPACECRAFT IMAGES OF EUROPA

8/12/96
+ CREW MEMBERS NAMED TO LIFE SCIENCE MISSION

8/12/96
+ INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES JOIN 1996 ASTRONAUT CLASS

8/9/96
+ FIRST WELDING EXPERIMENT TO FLY ON SHUTTLE TESTED

8/7/96
+ METEORITE YIELDS EVIDENCE OF PRIMITIVE LIFE ON EARLY MARS

8/6/96
+ STATEMENT FROM DANIEL S. GOLDIN, NASA ADMINISTRATOR

8/5/96
+ FAST SPACECRAFT TO PROBE MYSTERIES OF THE AURORA
+ CLIPPER GRAHAM INCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD CONVENES

8/3/96
+ NASA AND FAA ANNOUNCE GENERAL AVIATION DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS
+ NASA INITIATES NEW GENERAL AVIATION PROPULSION PROGRAM

8/2/96
+ INTELLIGENT TEST AIRCRAFT UNVEILED IN WISCONSIN TODAY

8/1/96
+ SURFACE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION LEVELS HAVE INCREASED FROM 1979 TO 1992

7/31/96
+ DR. JEREMIAH CREEDON NAMED DIRECTOR, LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER

7/30/96
+ AGENCIES TEAM UP TO IMPROVE AERIAL FIREFIGHTING

7/29/96
+ CLIPPER GRAHAM SET FOR FOURTH FLIGHT TEST

7/26/96
+ NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL APPROVES BION MISSION EXPERIMENTS

7/25/96
+ TOPEX/POSEIDON MEASUREMENTS TO BE REVISED
+ NINE COMPANIES TO DEMONSTRATE SMALL, LOW-COST LAUNCH SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES
+ GOLDIN TO DEDICATE ROBOTICS FACILITY IN PITTSBURGH

7/22/96
+ ANCIENT WHALE SURFACES AT NASA LANGLEY

7/18/96
+ GALILEO FINDS BIG CHANGES ON JUPITER'S VOLCANIC MOON, IO
+ SHUTTLE SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT FUEL TANK COMPLETES TEST SERIES

7/16/96
+ "HIGHWAY IN THE SKY" READY FOR ATLANTA OLYMPICS

7/15/96
+ ACTIVITIES PLANNED TO COMMEMORATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST MARS LANDING
+ FUTURE TOPOGRAPHIC RADAR SHUTTLE MISSION WILL MAP 80 PERCENT OF EARTH
+ CREW NAMED TO SIXTH SHUTTLE-MIR DOCKING MISSION

7/12/96
+ NASA DELAYS LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE
+ CAMERON TO LEAVE ASTRONAUT CORPS
+ NEW COCKPIT WEATHER SYSTEM TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF AIRLINE TRANSPORT

7/11/96
+ NASA SELECTS FIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES FOR AN AIR-BREATHING ROCKET ENGINE

7/10/96
+ GALILEO SPACECRAFT MAKES NEW DISCOVERIES AT GANYMEDE
+ CLIPPER GRAHAM FLIGHT #4 SCHEDULED FOR JULY 12

7/9/96
+ ENGINE BUILT TO CATCH A COMET BEGINS ENDURANCE TEST
+ NASA ANNOUNCES 1996 SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENTS
+ NASA TECHNOLOGY HELPS NAVY FIND UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE

7/8/96
+ HUBBLE TELESCOPE MEASURES DIAMETER OF PULSATING STARS

7/2/96
+ LOCKHEED MARTIN SELECTED TO BUILD X-33
+ NASA LANGLEY DIRECTOR PAUL F. HOLLOWAY TO STEP DOWN

7/1/96
+ NEW SOFTWARE HELPS DAMAGED AIRPLANES LAND SAFELY
+ NASA NAMES LANDSAT 7 SCIENCE TEAM AND FUNDS PROMISING YOUNG EARTH SCIENTISTS

6/28/96
+ SEGA LEAVES ASTRONAUT CORPS

6/26/96
+ FINDINGS FROM HUBBLE DEEP FIELD HOME IN ON DISTANT GALAXIES

6/24/96
+ GALILEO READY FOR CLOSE FLYBY OF JUPITER'S BIGGEST MOON

6/13/96
+ SPACE STATION TRUSS TESTED IN NEUTRAL BUOYANCY SIMULATOR

6/12/96
+ ASTRONOMERS FIND KEY TO LOCATING HOTBEDS OF STARBIRTH
+ 1996 SHARP PLUS APPRENTICES SELECTED
+ NASA BEGINS STUDY ON RELIABILITY OF SPACE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM
+ NASA TECHNOLOGY ASSISTS RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

6/10/96
+ X-34 CONTRACTOR SELECTED FOR NEGOTIATIONS

6/7/96
+ REVOLUTIONARY NEW LAUNCH VEHICLE NAMED FOR SPACE PIONEER

6/5/96
+ ASTRONAUT KATHY THORNTON TO LEAVE NASA

6/4/96
+ TETHERED SATELLITE INVESTIGATION REPORT IS RELEASED

5/31/96
+ NASA ROBOT MAY ENHANCE BRAIN SURGERY
+ SAFETY PANEL TO CONDUCT SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM REVIEW
+ CHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS OF COMET HYAKUTAKE SUGGEST A NEW CLASS OF COMETS
+ COMMANDER, PILOT, FLIGHT ENGINEER ROUND OUT STS-83 CREW

5/25/96
+ MIR COOPERATIVE SOLAR ARRAY IS DEPLOYED/ISS POWER HARDWARE BEING BUILT AND TESTED

5/23/96
+ SPACECRAFT SENDS BEST IMAGES YET OF EARTH'S NORTHERN, SOUTHERN LIGHTS
+ EARLY FINDINGS FROM TETHER SATELLITE MISSION POINT TO REVAMPING OF SPACE PHYSICS THEORIES

5/21/96
+ GALILEO PROBE DATA SPURS NEW CONCEPTS FOR JUPITER'S CIRCULATION AND FORMATION

5/17/96
+ NEW NASA NON-ABRASIVE CLEANING SYSTEM LICENSED TO INDUSTRY

5/16/96
+ MEASUREMENTS FROM ULYSSES GIVE NEW CLUES TO DARK MATTER

5/15/96
+ SOHO IMAGES COMET HYAKUTAKE'S CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH THE SUN

5/14/96
+ LOW-COST AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO AID GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES

5/13/96
+ NASA AWARDS PRECOLLEGE GRANTS TO NINE UNIVERSITIES
+ PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLETION OF NEXT GREAT OBSERVATORY

5/10/1996
+ NASA ANNOUNCES 1996 STTR PHASE I SELECTIONS
+ 1996 STTR SELECTEES
+ SPACE STATION AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM COMPLETES MAJOR TEST

5/9/1996
+ HUBBLE ON TRACK FOR MEASURING THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE

5/8/1996
+ DOD/NASA COORDINATING BOARD FINDS WAYS TO AVOID COSTS
+ NASA NAMES CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER
+ WITH GROUND TESTS COMPLETE, DC-XA TO RESUME FLIGHTS THIS MONTH

5/7/1996
+ NASA TO JOIN IN USE OF KECK TELESCOPES

5/3/1996
+ NASA SSIP WINNERS HONORED IN WASHINGTON, DC
+ FORCE TO LEAVE NASA
+ GALILEO FINDS GIANT IRON CORE IN JUPITER'S MOON IO

5/2/1996
+ UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVE SUN AND NEW INSIGHTS INTO SOLAR PLUMES FOUND

5/1/1996
+ ROBOTIC AIRCRAFT FOR EARTH SCIENCE SHIPPED FOR FIRST FLIGHT TEST
+ NASA SELECTS ASTRONAUT CLASS OF 1996
+ SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS HIGHLIGHT SHUTTLE MISSION STS-77

4/30/1996
+ SCIENCE HEAD TO LEAVE NASA
+ NASA SPACECRAFT DISCOVERS FASTEST STELLAR VIBRATIONS YET
+ NASA BEGINS PROCESS TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL SPACE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

4/25/1996
+ INDEPENDENT TASK FORCE FORMED TO REVIEW BION MISSION

4/24/1996
+ LATEST SENSORS BRING NEW ASTEROIDS AND A COMET INTO FOCUS

4/18/1996
+ SPACE RADAR REVEALS ANCIENT SEGMENTS OF CHINA'S GREAT WALL

4/17/1996
+ ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS PLANNED FOR AGENCY HEADQUARTERS

4/15/1996
+ HUBBLE FINDS THOUSANDS OF GASEOUS FRAGMENTS AROUND STAR
+ UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPS SPACE CROP

4/12/1996
+ ASTRONAUTS WALKER, HARRIS TO LEAVE ASTRONAUT CORPS
+ WEATHER-CHANGING OCEAN WAVES CHARTED FROM SPACE
+ TANTALIZING DISCOVERIES MARK FAST-TRACK LIGHTNING DETECTOR'S FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION
+ SHUTTLE CONTRACTS TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARD CONSOLIDATION

4/10/1996
+ ADVANCED LAND IMAGER PICKED FOR FIRST NEW MILLENNIUM EARTH SCIENCE FLIGHT
+ INVESTIGATIONS SELECTED FOR INITIAL MIDEX MISSIONS
+ NASA LIFE-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES ENTER SPACE HALL OF FAME

4/4/1996
+ COMPTON GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORY MARKS FIVE YEARS IN SPACE
+ FIRST X-RAYS FROM A COMET DISCOVERED
+ TRAINEES SELECTED FOR SHUTTLE NEUROLAB MISSION

4/2/1996
+ FIRST LAUNCH VOUCHER FLIGHT SCHEDULED
+ X-33 PHASE II COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE ISSUED

3/28/1996
+ PUBLIC INVITED TO "FLY YOUR NAME TO SATURN
+ TRAFTON NAMED SPACE FLIGHT ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR

3/27/1996
+ NASA CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR 1996 SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR AWARD
+ NASA TESTS NEW NOZZLE TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE

3/21/1996
+ NASA TO OBSERVE AND PUBLISH IMAGES OF COMET HYAKUTAKE

3/20/1996
+ CHAIN OF IMPACT CRATERS SUGGESTED BY SPACEBORNE RADAR IMAGES
+ NASA AWARDS MICROGRAVITY COMBUSTION RESEARCH GRANTS

3/18/1996
+ GALILEO SCIENTISTS REPORT CHANGING FINDINGS ABOUT JUPITER

3/15/1996
+ HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION COMMANDER, PILOT NAMED
+ DELTA CLIPPER ROLLS OUT; FLIGHT TESTS TO BEGIN IN MAY
+ WINTER RUNWAY-SAFETY SUBJECT OF NEW STUDY

3/14/1996
+ U.S.-RUSSIAN FLIGHT RESEARCH PROGRAM BEGINS WITH SST ROLLOUT

3/13/1996
+ NASA DEVELOPS NEW LAPTOP PILOT TRAINING TOOL
+ NASA AIRBORNE SENSOR AIDS SUPERFUND SITE CLEAN-UP
+ CONTINUATION OF U.S./RUSSIA SPACE COOPERATION HIGHLIGHTS THIRD SHUTTLE MISSION OF 1996 (STS-76 PRESS KIT)
+ LAWRENCE TO REPLACE PRECOURT AS NASA MANAGER IN RUSSIA

3/12/1996
+ RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT TO JUMP-START X-34
+ SCIENTISTS RECEIVE MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH GRANTS
+ List of recipients

3/7/1996
+ HUBBLE REVEALS SURFACE OF PLUTO FOR FIRST TIME
+ AUTOMATED GROUND TERMINAL TO REDUCE SATELLITE TRACKING COSTS

2/29/1996
+ NASA ASSIGNS HAWLEY TO SECOND HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION

2/28/1996
+ NEW TYPE OF ASTRONOMICAL OBJECT DISCOVERED IN OUR GALAXY
+ NASA RENAMES X-RAY TIMING EXPLORER IN HONOR OF BRUNO B. ROSSI

2/27/1996
+ MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AEROSPACE AWARDED CONTRACT (MED-LITE)

2/26/1996
+ NASA TO FORM INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL

2/22/1996
+ NASA, MCDONNELL TO UNVEIL X-36
+ ASTRONAUTS LOW, MEADE LEAVE CORPS

2/21/1996
+ STUDENTS TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS USING HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

2/15/1996
+ JET AIRCRAFT: HOW LARGE A SOURCE OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION?

2/14/1996
+ NASA/FAA TESTING NEW AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TOOL
+ NASA AWARDS GRANT FOR SMITHSONIAN GLOBAL CHANGE EXHIBIT

2/13/1996
+ REFLIGHT OF TETHERED SATELLITE HIGHLIGHTS STS-75
+ INFRARED CAMERA HAS VARIETY OF USES
+ PILOTS TEST 'SYNTHETIC VISION' WITH WINDOWLESS LANDINGS

2/12/1996
+ INNOVATIVE SPACE CONCEPTS SELECTED FOR NEGOTIATIONS

2/7/1996
+ POLAR LAUNCH COMPLETES GLOBAL GEOSPACE SCIENCE CONSTELLATION
+ RUSSIAN INSTRUMENT ON MARS LANDER WILL MONITOR ATMOSPHERIC DUST

2/6/1996
+ NEAR EARTH ASTEROID RENEZVOUS SET FOR FEBRUARY LAUNCH

2/2/1996
+ CREW NAMED FOR FIFTH SHUTTLE/MIR DOCKING; COMMANDER NAMED FOR SIXTH
+ O'CONNOR TO LEAVE NASA

2/1/1996
+ SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT EXTERNAL TANK CERTIFICATION TESTING TO BEGIN
+ PLANETARY IMAGES AVAILABLE AT NEW WEB SITE

1/31/1996
+ NASA HELPS INVENT REVOLUTIONARY X-RAY INSTRUMENT

1/30/1996
+ EXTERIOR OF U.S. SPACE STATION MODULES COMPLETED; FLIGHT HARDWARE ON TRACK FOR LAUNCH IN 1997
+ WEST NAMED NASA CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
+ NASA AND RSA AGREE TO EXTEND SHUTTLE-MIR ACTIVITIES

1/29/1996
+ NASA SELECTS PAYLOAD SPECIALISTS FOR SHUTTLE MISSION
+ KEY COMPONENTS INSTALLED ON SATURN-BOUND SPACECRAFT

1/23/1996
+ COMPOSITE HYDROGEN TANK TEST COMPLETED FOR DC-XA

1/23/1996
+ ABBEY NAMED DIRECTOR OF JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
+ NASA OBUDSMAN PROGRAM TO FACILITATE PROCUREMENT PROCESS

1/22/1996
+ GALILEO PROBE SUGGESTS PLANETARY SCIENCE REAPPRAISAL

1/19/1996
+ MCDONALD NAMED DIRECTOR OF AMES RESEARCH CENTER
+ MISSION TO PLANET EARTH ADMINISTRATOR TO RETURN TO UCLA

1/17/1996
+ NASA AMES DIRECTOR TO TAKE TOP MOFFETT FIELD POST

1/16/1996
+ LITTLES NAMED DIRECTOR OF MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
+ ADMINISTRATOR GOLDIN ISSUES STATEMENT ON CHALLENGER OBSERVANCE
+ ASTRONAUT THAGARD LEAVES NASA, RETURNS TO ALMA MATER
+ ASTRONAUTS FOALE, VOSS JOIN COLLEAGUES IN STAR CITY, RUSSIA

1/11/1996
+ MARSHALL CENTER DIRECTOR TO RETIRE