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 October 26 MSFC Director Jack Lee announced the following appointments: Leslie B. Mix, Deputy Manager, Space Shuttle Main Engine Projects, and Glenn A. Dill, Manager, Stennis Space Center Resident Office, Space Shuttle Projects Office. (MSFC Management Announcement, October 26, 1990)

October 30 NASA cleared Columbia for flight after a successful fueling test. The agency also released a trouble shooting team headed by Marshall's Robert Schwinghamer. ("NASA Clears Columbia for Flight," The Huntsville Times, October 31, 1990)

October 30 The first of three Space Shuttle Main Engines for NASA's newest orbiter, Endeavour, arrived at the Kennedy Space Center. It was the first piece of Endeavour's flight hardware to arrive at the Center. (NASA News Release, October 30, 1990)

October 30 The Astro-1 team participated in a STS-35 Joint Integrated Simulation. Participants included the crew, and mission control and MSFC representatives. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," November 5, 1990)

During October The Payload Projects Office was the first MSFC organization to achieve 100 percent participation in the Combined Federal Campaign for 1990. (Marshall Star, October 10, 1990)

During October Four candidates for payload specialists positions for the United States Microgravity Laboratory-1 mission came to the Marshall Center for training. (Marshall Star, October 10, 1990) 42