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1992 News Release
 
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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.

1/6/92
+ MAGELLAN TRANSMITTER COMPONENT FAILS

1/13/92
+ NASA'S HST SUPPORTS BIG BANG THEORY AND ENDLESS UNIVERSE
+ NASA'S HST SNAPSHOTS PROBE THE EARLY UNIVERSE
+ NEARBY HYDROGEN CLOUDS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH GALAXIES
+ HST PROBES THE CHEMISTRY OF THE EARLY UNIVERSE

1/14/92
+ GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORY MAKES NEW SCIENCE DISCOVERIES

1/15/92
+ NASA LIFTS SUSPENSION OF FIRM FOLLOWING SETTLEMENT
+ NASA'S MAGELLAN SPACECRAFT TO RESUME VENUS MAPPING MISSION

1/16/92
+ HST DISCOVERIES YOUNG STAR CLUSTERS IN GIANT GALAXY
+ NASA'S HST FINDS EVIDENCE OF BLACK HOLE IN NUCLEUS OF GALAXY M87

1/17/92
+ ADMINISTRATOR MEETS WITH RESEARCH RECIPIENTS

1/24/92
+ PRESIDENT BUSH LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL SPACE YEAR
+ STUDENTS COMPETE TO DESIGN COMMERMORATIVE ISY POSTER

1/28/92
+ MAGELLAN BEGINS THIRD VENUS MAPPING CYCLE

1/29/92
+ NASA RELEASES UPDATED MIXED FLEET MANIFEST

1/31/92
+ ULYSSES TO STUDY JUPITER'S MAGNETIC FIELD DURING FLYBY

2/3/92
+ NASA SELECTS SAMLL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROJECTS
+ OZONE DEPLETION A POSSIBLITY OVER NORTHERN POPULATED AREAS
+ SCIENTISTS SAY ARTICE "OZONE HOLE" INCREASINGLY LIKELY

2/4/92
+ NASA DEVELOPS "TELEPRESENCE" FOR EXPLORATION
+ NASA, AIRCRAFT ENGINE MAKERS FORM NEW MATERIALS TEAM

2/10/92
+ HUBBLE TELESCOPE TAKES PART IN COORDINATED JUPITER STUDY

2/12/92
+ NASA TESTS FIBER OPTIC SENSORS FOR AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS

2/14/92
+ ONE THOUSAND NASA ENGINEERS TO TEACH SCHOOL

2/20/92
+ COHEN NAMED ACTING DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR

2/21/92
+ CREW ASSIGNMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR FUTURE SHUTTLE MISSIONS

2/26/92
+ NASA, MCDONNEL DOUGLAS TEST BEARINGLESS ROTOR SYSTEM

3/4/92
+ NASA, ARMY RESEARCH MORE MANEUVERABLE HELICOPTERS
+ NASP PROPULSION TEST PLANNED FOR NASA SR-71

3/5/92
+ NASA TO TEST NEW CELL GROWING SYSTEM

3/6/92
+ BIOREACTOR TEAM EARNS NASA INVENTOR OF THE YEAR HONORS

3/11/92
+ NASA SELECTS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROJECTS

3/12/92
+ ASTRONAUT VANCE BRAND JOINS AERO-SPACE PLANE PROGRAM

3/13/92
+ METEORITES' WATER PROVIDES CLUE TO RED PLANET'S PAST

3/16/92
+ MAGELLAN TO ORBIT JUST ABOVE VENUS' DENSE ATMOSPHERE
+ SPACE SHUTTLE CREW ASSIGNMENTS ANNOUNCED

3/18/92
+ NASA TO MEASURE ARTIC SEA ICE AND GREENLAND POLAR GLACIERS
+ NEW OPERATIONS FOR COMPTON GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORY

3/26/92
+ NASA ADMINISTRATOR SUPPORTS TEACHING FROM SPACE

3/30/92
+ LENIOR ANNOUNCES PLANS TO LEAVE NASA

3/31/92
+ 1992 NASA ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES SELECTED
+ NASA COMPLETES ASTEROID WORKSHOP STUDIES

4/1/92
+ NASA SLATES SUPERSONIC PERFORMANCE AND CONTROL TESTS

4/2/92
+ NASA SELECTS PARTICPATING SCIENTISTS FOR MARS OBSERVER MISSION

4/8/92
+ NASA'S HUBBLE FINDS NEW EVIDENCE FOR MASSIVE BLACK HOLES
+ COMPTON OBSERVATORY DETECTS ACTIVE GALAXIES

4/17/92
+ ATTACK OF THE KILLER SPACE TOMATOES? NOT!

4/20/92
+ NASA AWARDS EDUCATION RESEARCH GRANTS

4/23/92
+ COBE DETECTS STRUCTURE OF EARLY UNIVERSE

4/24/92
+ X-31 DEMONSTRATOR FLIGHTS RESUMED AT AMES-DRYDEN

4/27/92
+ NASA SELECTS STUDENTS FOR SPACE LIFE SCIENCE TRAINING

4/28/92
+ NASA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES HEADQUARTERS APPOINTMENTS

4/30/92
+ U.S. STUDY ENHANCES CONCERN FOR NORTHERN OZONE DEPLETION
+ NASA SPACECRAFT FINDS LARGE ARCTIC OZONE DEPLETION AVERTED

5/4/92
+ EIGHT FIRMS NAMED GEORGE M. LOW TROPHY FINALISTS

5/6/92
+ DRUYUN NAMED CHIEF OF STAFF; BUSH TO HEAD PROCUREMENT OFFICE
+ PELLERIN APPOINTED TO SAFETY AND MISSION QUALITY POST

5/7/92
+ EL COQUI SOUNDING ROCKET CAMPAIGN SET FOR PUERTO RICO
+ HST DISCOVERIES A HIGH ENERGY HET IN GALAXY NGC-3862
+ NASA STUDIES TEAM PERFORMANCE IN 30-DAY UNDERSEA MISSION

5/8/92
+ NASA ANNOUNCES PLANS SMALL PLANETARY MISSIONS

5/13/92
+ NASA, JOHN HOPKINS UNEVIL SYSTEM TO HELP VISUALLY IMPAIRED

5/14/92
+ NASA CO-SPONSORS NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

5/15/92
+ NASA BED-REST STUDY INVESTIGATED IMPORTANCE OF GRAVITY

5/19/92
+ ASTRONAUT MELNICK TO RETIRE AND LEAVE NASA

5/21/92
+ SCIENTISTS SOLVE STELLAR MYSTERY
+ MADE IN DETROIT-FLOWN BY NASA

5/22/92
+ LIVINGSTONE APPOINTED TO NEW NASA POST

5/26/92
+ BROEDLING TO LEAD NEW CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OFFICE

5/27/92
+ NASA/RUSSIAN COMPLETE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
+ NASA TO LEAD STUDY ON CLOUDS EFFECT ON CLIMATE
+ "OSCAR" RETURNS FROM SPACE TO THE ACADEMY

5/28/92
+ LARGE LANDSLIDES FOUND ON VENUS

5/29/92
+ ASTRONAUT BUCHLI TO RETIRE AND LEAVE NASA
+ OUTER SIGHT STUDENT ART CONTEST WINNERS SELECTED

5/30/92
+ DNA FINGERPRINTING USED TO TRACK MICROBES IN SPACE

6/2/92
+ NASA'S HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE UNCOVERS A STARBURST GALAXY

6/8/92
+ HUBBLE TELESCOPE RESOLVES DARK "X" ACROSS SPIRAL GALAXY CENTER
+ SHUTTLE MANAGEMENT REORANGIZED ANNOUNCED

6/9/92
+ NASA UNDERWATER TEST TO SIMULATE SPACE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY

6/10/92
+ TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER PROGRAM ESTABLISHED
+ X-30 NATIONAL AERO-SPACE PLANE MOCKUP ROLLS OUT

6/11/92
+ NASA SATELLITE FINDS EVIDENCE OF PLANETS AROUND NEARBY STARS

6/15/92
+ JENKINS LEAVES NASA TO DIRECT SENATE OFFICE

6/16/92
+ UNDERGRADUATES SHOW NASA ADVANCED DESIGN CONCEPTS

6/18/92
+ NASA RATIFIES FIRST CONTRACT WITH RUSSIAN SPACE PROGRAM

6/24/92
+ GOLDIN SAYS AMERICA NEEDS SPACE STATION FREEDOM NOW
+ NEW NASA PLANETARY ROBOTIC ROVER SET TO DEBUT
+ KEY OFFICIALS DESIGNATED IN TWO HEADQUARTERS OFFICES

6/25/92
+ ASTRONAUT CREITHTON TO RETIRE AND LEAVE NASA

6/29/92
+ HST BEGINS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE DISTANCES TO GALAXIES
+ HUBBLE TELESCOPE KEY SURVEY REVEALS EMBRYONIC GALAXIES

6/30/92
+ NASA/INTEC SIGN AGREEMENT TO FACILITATE SATELLITE SALVAGE

7/1/92
+ CHIEF ASTRONAUT TO RETIRE FROM NAVY AND LEAVE NASA
+ ATLANTIS TO UNDERGO MODIFICATIONS IN PALMDALE

7/2/92
+ SAMPEX TO STUDY MYSTERIES OF SUN AND OUR GALAXY

7/7/92
+ ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR RUSSIAN PROGRAMS APPOINTED

7/9/92
+ NASA AND DOE ENHANCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO INDUSTRY
+ NASA SCIENTISTS "FLY" COMPUTERIZED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT IN 3-D
+ GOLDIN AND DAILEY LEAD INTERAGENCY DELEGATION TO GERMANY AND RUSSIA
+ NASA, DOE SIGN PACT ON ENERGY-RELATED SPACE ACTIVITIES

7/13/92
+ NASA STARTS MICROBURST WINDSHEAR WARNING FLIGHT RESEARCH
+ OCEAN PROJECT TO IMPROVE FORECASTING AND MEASUREMENTS

7/15/92
+ WORK BEGINS ON HIGH-ALTITUDE ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LANE
+ HUBBLE CLOSES IN ON THE CAUSE OF SOLAR FLARES
+ COMPTON DISCOVERS "GAMMA RAY AFTERGOLOW" ON THE SUN
+ FIRST IMAGE OF SUN IN NEUTRONS

July - 1992
+ GEOTAIL TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF SOLAR WIND ON EARTHS MAGNETIC FIELD

7/16/92
+ NASA EXPERIMENT COULD SAVE LIVES, TIME AND MONEY

7/20/92
+ GOLDIN ANNOUNCES PLANS TO IMPLEMENT NEW INITIATIVES WITH RUSSIA
+ NASA'S UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH SATELLITE RESUMES OPERATIONS

7/21/92
+ NASA AND THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY JOIN FORCES FOR EDUCATION
+ NASA, NIH SIGN AGREEMENT OF JOINT, SPACE-RELATED RESEARCH
+ ASTRONAUT HILMERS LEAVES NASA TO STUDY MEDICINE
+ NASA ADMINISTRATOR GOLDIN TO TAKE PART IN EAA CONVENTION

7/24/92
+ UNEXPECTED RESULTS FROM LIFE SCIENCES MISSIONS
+ GOLDIN OUTLINES NASA PROCUREMENT REFORM
+ MISSION RESULTS: HOW LIFE ADAPTS TO SPACE
+ NASA TO EMPHASIZE CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN PROCUREMENT
+ UNEXPECTED RESULTS FROM LIFE SCIENCE MISSION

7/31/92
+ HST TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AFTER BRIEF DELAY/A>

8/11/92
+ TETHERED SATELLITE INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY

8/13/92
+ SPACELAB STUDIES FEATURE EGGS AND SPACE MOTION SICKNESS

8/14/92
+ ASTRONAUT SULLIVAN TO BECOME CHIEF SCIENTIST AT NOAA

8/17/92
+ NASA/DOE SELECT SPRINT FOR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
+ LAUNCH SET FOR CONSORT 5 MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENTS
+ NASA SELECTS 31 ACTS PROGRAM EXPERIMENTS

8/20/92
+ NASA STUDYING PACIFIC OCEAN PLANT PRODUCTIVITY

8/27/92
+ CREW ASSIGNMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR STS-58 AND STS-61

8/28/92
+ GOLDIN ANNOUNCES MORE STEPS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS

8/31/92
+ NASA SATELLITE DETECTS NEW, EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET SOURCES

September - 1992
+ STS-47 FLIGHT MARKS JAPAN'S MAJOR FORAY INTO HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT (STS-47)

9/1/92
+ NASA SELECTS CRAY RESEARCH FOR SUPERCOMPUTER CONTRACT
+ NASA'S PIONEER VENUS ORBITER CLOSES IN ON VENUS

9/2/92
+ NASA SELECTS SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
+ PAYLOAD COMMANDER NAMED FOR IML-2 MISSION

9/3/92
+ MARS OBSERVER READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN MARS EXPLORATION (PRESS KIT)

9/4/92
+ GOLDIN SAYS SPACE AGENCY FORUM NEEDED TO COORDINATE WORLD ACTIVITIES
+ CALL FOR NEXT GENERATION OF SMALL EXPLORERS ANNOUNCED

9/11/92
+ JUPITER'S MAGNETIC FIELD SHAPED BY SOLAR WIND

9/14/92
+ DEIDRE A. LEE APPOINTED NASA DEPUTY PROCUREMENT CHIEF

9/15/92
+ NASA-DEVELOPED "TELEPRESENCE" KEY TO ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
+ NASA SPACECRAFT BEGINS GRAVITY MAPPING OF VENUS
+ NASA RESEARCH PLANE TO ASSESS HURRICANE INKI DAMAGE

9/17/92
+ NASA SCIENTIST AWARDED RUSSIAN MEDIAL FOR SPACE ACHIEVEMENT
+ FIRST STUDENT-BUILT ROCKET PAYLOAD SET FOR LAUNCH MONDAY
+ GOLDIN ANNOUNCES INTIATIVES TO IMPROVE NASA PERFORMANCE

9/23/92
+ SCIENCE EXPEDITION TARGETS NEW ATMOSPHERIC OZONE POLLUTION
+ STUDENT PAYLOAD SUCCESFULLY LAUNCHED ON NASA ROCKET

9/25/92
+ GOLDIN ANNOUNCES MINORITY GOALS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
+ MINORITY CONTRACTORS OF THE YEAR AWARDS ANNOUNCED

9/29/92
+ 1992 ANARCTIC OZONE SETS NEW SIZE RECORD

10/1/92
+ ASTRONAUT JOHN YOUNG HONORED FOR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE
+ NASA TO BEGIN SEARCH FOR INHABITED PLANETS (HRMS)
+ GOLDIN RECEIVES SMALL DISADVANTAGE BUSINESS AWARD

10/2/92
+ NASA'S HUBBLES TELESCOPE EXPLORES JUPITERS VOLCANIC MOON IO

10/5/92
+ ASTEROIDS ORBIT "CLOSES IN" ON EARTH