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 July 2 NASA established a Hubble Space Telescope Optical Systems Investigation Board. Dr. Lew Allen of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory was appointed Chairman. The Board was charged with determining how and when the problems in the Optical Telescope Assembly occurred, thereby leading to the spherical aberration, and how this aberration could go undetected prior to launch. (Memo from S/Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications to Director: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, July 2, 1990, included in The Hubble Space Telescope Optical Systems Failure Report, Issued November 27, 1990; NASA News Release July 2, 1990)

July 5 The Marshall Center announced that the Korte Construction Company of St. Louis, Missouri, had been selected for negotiations leading to the award of a contract to design and potentially construct a new project engineering office facility at the Marshall Center. (MSFC News Release, July 5, 1990)

July 5 The first meeting of The Hubble Space Telescope Optical Systems Board was held in Washington on July 5-6. The meeting focused on presentations arranged by the Hubble Space Telescope Project Office at MSFC. (The Hubble Space Telescope Optical Systems Failure Report, Issued November 27, 1990)

July 5 A dedication ceremony was held at the Michoud Assembly Facility for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Nozzle Facility to be located in building 103 at Michoud. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," July 9, 1990)

July 10 Members of the STS-37 crew visited the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) for a training session on the Protein Crystal Growth Experiment and an overview and tour of the UAB Center for Macromolecular Crystallography. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," July 16, 1990) 26