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 September 21 The Marshall Center hosted an open house for the new Project LASER Discovery Lab for Huntsville-area school administrators, principals, and local business leaders. The lab was set up to allow instructors to conduct special learning laboratory sessions for area high school teachers and students in basic physical and chemical science topics from space program work underway at the Marshall Center. (MSFC News Release, September 19, 1990)

September 22 A 20-foot-long solid fuel rocket motor was fired successfully for 30 seconds at the Marshall Center. The 48-inch-diameter motor was loaded with 10,000 pounds of solid fuel. The primary purpose was to test rocket nozzle liner material from a new supplier. ("NASA Rocket Motor Fired Successfully," The Huntsville Times, September 23, 1990)

September 24 The Marshall Center's Combined Federal Campaign began with the theme "Help Today for a Better Tomorrow, CFC -- A Great Way Give." (Marshall Star, September 26, 1990)

September 24 NASA received office of Science and Technology Policy nuclear launch safety approval for the Ulysses mission. (NASA Press Release, September 25, 1990)

September 25 The General Services Administration completed the transfer of 1,297.51 acres at Yellow Creek in Mississippi from the Tennessee Valley Authority to NASA for the new Advanced Solid Rocket Motor plant. Cost to NASA was $5.7 million. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," October 1, 1990)

September 25-26 The critical design review for three experiments for the Aeroassist Flight Experiment was completed. (MSFC Space Systems Office Inputs for Draft Chronology of MSFC Events for 1990) 37