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February 2

Miss America Debbye Turner spoke to employees as part of Black History Month at the Marshall Center. (Marshall Star, February 7, 1990)


[[c|February 4}} Marshall's Dr. Ann Whitaker and other Marshall scientists who had experiments on the Long Duration Exposure Facility (L DEF) arrived at the Kennedy Space Center to observe LDEF's condition after 6 years in space. (Marshall Star, February 14, 1990)


February 6

Six papers were presented by MSFC employees at the first Space Station Evolution Conference held February 6-8, 1990, at League City, Texas. The conference focused on NASA's research and technology, transportation, and exploration programs and their relationship to Space Station Freedom. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," February 12, 1990)


February 6

The flight hardware for the Burst and Transient Source Experiment/Gamma-Ray Observatory was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," February 12, 1990)


February 7

A launch pad rehearsal was conducted at the Kennedy Space Center with the Hubble Space Telescope placed in the launch configuration. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," February 12, 1990)


February 8

NASA Deputy Administrator James R. Thompson visited the Marshall Center to discuss the Space Station Freedom program. ("Thompson Confident of Space Station Funding," Huntsville News, February 9, 1990)

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