Page:Marshall Space Flight Center 1990 Annual Chronology of Events.pdf/33

 June 21 The MSFC Technology Utilization Office and an Alabarna agency representing small businesses in the state sponsored a technology transfer seminar at the University of Alabama Birmingham. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," June 25, 1990)

June 21 NASA announced that during checkout on orbit the Hubble Space Telescope could not be properly focused because of flaws in the optics. Both high-resolution imaging cameras (the Wide Field/Planetary Camera and the Faint Object Camera) showed the same characteristic distortion, called spherical aberration. (The Hubble Space Telescope Optical Systems Failure Report, Issued November 27, 1990)

June 22 The PAM-S Design Certification Review was conducted at MSFC. (MSFC Space Systems Office inputs for Draft Chronology of MSFC Events for 1990)

June 28 A board was established in the MSFC Technology Utilization Office to review problem statements received from the private sector, screen each statement, and recommend proper staffing actions. The board was established to decide if the probiem is appropriate for NASA action and whether to refer it to the Science and Engineering Directorate or to other government technology transfer sources. (MSFC Institutional and Program Support Directorate inputs for MSFC 1990 Annual Chronology of Events)

June 29 NASA conducted a modified propellant loading test of the STS-38 Space Shuttle vehicle to ensure the safety and integrity of the Orbiter/External Tank umbilical. The test revealed a hydrogen leak. (NASA Factsheet, Hydrogen Leak Investigation, July 2, 1990)

June 29 The final Burst and Transient Source Experiment Calibration Review was held. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," July 2, 1990) 25