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 Miss America Debbye Turner spoke to employees as part of Black History Month at the Marshall Center. (Marshall Star, February 7, 1990)

[[c|February 4}} Marshall's Dr. Ann Whitaker and other Marshall scientists who had experiments on the Long Duration Exposure Facility (L DEF) arrived at the Kennedy Space Center to observe LDEF's condition after 6 years in space. (Marshall Star, February 14, 1990)

Six papers were presented by MSFC employees at the first Space Station Evolution Conference held February 6-8, 1990, at League City, Texas. The conference focused on NASA's research and technology, transportation, and exploration programs and their relationship to Space Station Freedom. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," February 12, 1990)

The flight hardware for the Burst and Transient Source Experiment/Gamma-Ray Observatory was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," February 12, 1990)

A launch pad rehearsal was conducted at the Kennedy Space Center with the Hubble Space Telescope placed in the launch configuration. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," February 12, 1990)

NASA Deputy Administrator James R. Thompson visited the Marshall Center to discuss the Space Station Freedom program. ("Thompson Confident of Space Station Funding," Huntsville News, February 9, 1990)