October 12
The Marshall Center began rebaselining the Aeroassist Flight Experiment Project (AFE) after the Office of Aeronautics, Exploration, and Technology notified the Center that the FY91 AFE budget would be reduced by approximately fifty percent. (MSFC Space Systems Office Inputs for Draft Chronology of MSFC Events for 1990)
October 16
The last of the 12 optic blanks for the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility was received from the Schott Glass Company in Germany. (MSFC Observatory Projects Office, Draft Chronology of Events for 1990)
October 16
The Program Development Directorate hosted a Space Transportation Week at MSFC October 16-19. Representatives from NASA Headquarters, other centers, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and industry participated in four contractor study briefings and 10 splinter sessions. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," October 22, 1990)
October 16
The Space Station Work Package 1 Quarterly Review with Boeing was held at Marshall. Work package progress, status, and plans were presented. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," October 22, 1990)
October 23
The Astro-1 confidence test which exercised the major payload elements over a period of approximately 30 hours was successfully completed. No major problems were identified, and the Science teams declared their instruments to be still flight-worthy. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," October 29, 1991)
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