May 7
Efforts were under way to learn more about a faulty cooling valve on Columbia. Columbia was scheduled to liftoff in mid-May carrying the Astro-1 Observatory. ("Cooling System Problem May Delay Shuttle Launch," Huntsville Times, May 9, 1990)
May 8
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel visited the Marshall Center and Boeing on May 8-9. Boeing presented a status report on the Space Station Work Package 1 preliminary design activities with emphasis on product assurance. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," May 14, 1990)
May 9
Marshall's Roberto Garcia and Carol J. Wasserman were among the winners in the 1990 High Tech Regional Federal Employee of the Year Awards competition, the Marshall Star reported. (Marshall Star, May 9, 1990)
May 9
The Inertial Upper Stage/Payload Assist Module Quarterly Review was held at the Marshall Center. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," May 14, 1990)
May 10
A Quarterly Review for the Transfer Orbit Stage was held at the Marshall Center, (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," May 14, 1990)
May 11
The Marshall Center awarded an approximately 5-year-long contract to Lockheed Missiles & Space Company of Sunnyvale, California, for the design, development, test, and evaluation of the Space Shuttle Advanced Solid Rocket Motor. (MSFC News
Release, May 14, 1990)
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