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 Officials at the Marshall Center stated that four teams were being organized to monitor operations of the Hubble Space Telescope from the Huntsville Operations Support Center. Plans called for the teams to provide round-the-clock support to the project for 60 days then man one shift per day to troubleshoot problems for another 60-day period. ("Marshall Engineers to Babysit Telescope," Huntsville Times, March 16, 1990)

Jack R. Bean was appointed Assistant Manager, Payload Projects Office. (MSFC Management Announcement, March 15, 1990)

NASA began moving Space Shuttle Discovery to the launch pad in preparation for the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. ("Discovery Rolled Out," Huntsville News, March 16, 1990)

The first Mobile Teacher Resource Center was dedicated in Washington D.C. at a ceremony attended by NASA Administrator Richard Truly and Marshall Center Director Jack Lee. Developed with corporate sponsorship as part of Project LASER (Learning about Science, Engineering and Research), the pilot unit was designed to offer NASA resources to teachers unable to visit a NASA facility. (Marshall Star, March 21, 28, 1990)

Technology Test Bed-017/engine 0208 was successfully fired for a programmed duration of 160 seconds. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," March 26, 1990)

Tne Astro-1 payload was installed in Columbia's payload bay. (Marshall Star, April 11, 1990)