November 1
The MSFC Emergency Operation Center and Emergency Warning System were extensively upgraded in 1990. (MSFC Institutional and Program Support Directorate Inputs for MSFC 1990 Annuai Chronology of Events)
November 2
MSFC's Dr. Donald Frazier served on the committee hearing the first PhD thesis defense at the Alabama A&M University Physics Department. The thesis title was "Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials," and the presenter was Hossen Ahmed Abdeldayem. The research equipment and direction arising from this work were a direct result of NASA-HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) funding from grant NAG8-107. (See MSFC History Office Microfiche #2127, "Notable MSFC Events During 1990," December 11, 1990)
November 7
NASA officials met in Washington to outline plans to comply with a congressionally mandated 90-day reconfiguration of Space Station Freedom. ("NASA Sets Ground Rules for Station," Huntsville Times, November 8, 1990)
November 13
The Tethered Satellite System (TSS) satellite arrived at Kennedy Space Center from Italy. The satellite was developed by Aeritalia, Torino, Italy, under contract to the Italian Space Agency. Plans called for the satellite to undergo further testing and then be integrated with the TSS deployer and scientific instrumentation for a planned flight in 1992. (MSFC Space Systems Office Inputs for Draft Chronology of MSFC Events for 1990)
November 13
Research and Technology Day was held at the Marshall Center to recognize exemplary achievements in scientific and engineering research, in technology development. (Marshall Star, November 14, 1990)
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