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+ 1972 News Releases NEWS RELEASE LOC; NUMBER TITLE RELEASE DATE 72-0 i Gurley Receives Acaievemzr..t Awaz'd 1/5,/72 72-02 LM Pilot Charles M. Duke Hospitalized 1/4/72 72-03 MSC Awards Custodial Contract 1/5/72 72-04 Dorland Receives Achievement Award 1/6/72 72-05 Nixon/Fletcher Shuttle Statements 1/5/72 72-06 Third Lunar Science Conference 1/7/72 72-07 MSC Awards Two Center Support Contracts i/10/72 Released at NASA Hdq[st ...... Apollo 16 Mission Rescheduled 1/7L72 Note to Editors - Code-a-phone in operation 1/10/7_2 .... ._.! 72-08 i_FP ON IMBLMS 1/11/72 Apollo 16 Preliminary Mission Profile a/o 1/10/72 1/11/72 72-09 Wade Receives Achievement Award 1} 1/12/72 72-10 NASA Extends Photo Contract at MSC I 1/13/72 72-11 Earth Resources Review at MSC t 1/12/72 72-12 NASA Awards Television Support Contract 1/13/72 72-13 Smith Receives Achievement Award 1/13_/72 72-14 Alldredge Receives Achievement Award 1/13/72 Released at NASA H, tqs. 72-!5 Dr. GiIruth Appointed to New Position - Kraft MSC DJ: ector 1/14/72 72-16 Sjoberg Named Deputy Director of MSC 1/18/72 72-17 Skylab Flight Crews Named 1/18/72 72-18 Bogart to Retire 1/21/72 NE .,S RELEASE LO ; NUMB!;iR TITLE RE LEASE DATE 72-19 Moseley Receives Achievement Award 1/19/72 72-20 T-38 Crash Fatal to Two 1/20/72 i ..... ; ' , f.. · ;/ _" .3 ' ' ' ' /__,.__ ,_:._, Released at · J / NASA72-23Hd0s. }, __ SkylabKel[_y.ReceivesHigh-SchoolA_?hiev_.__Projectement Award 11//26/7227/72 Released at { NASA Hdqs. .... ] Leak Develo2Rs inApollo 16 Fuel System 1_/2}/72 _ Note to Editorg Apollo 16 Launch Remains April 16 1/27/72 72-24 MSC Calls for Shuttle Heat Protection Study 1/28/72 72-25 MSC Calls for Bids on Unit to Test Shuttle Materials 1/28/72 72-26 McAllister Receives Commendation Certificate 2/1/72___ __ 72-27 Ballard Receives Commendation 2/!J.J._ .... 72-28 Irvin Receives Commendation Certificate 2/1/72 72-29 NASA Awards Study_ Contract to LoewyffSnaith _ 2/1/72 ......... 72-30 MSC Releases Request for Shuttle Maneuvering Syst4m 2/1/72 Slh_y Preliminary Apollo 16 Mission Timeline a/o 1/28/72 2/1/72 72-31 MSC Awards ShuttleLanding SimulationContract l 2/4/72 72-32 Skylab SimulationsBegin , 2/3/72 72-33 MSC RE LEASES SHUTTLE THRUST CHAMBER 11FP ' ..... 72-34 Regellbrugge Receives Commendation Certificate 2/7/72 72-35 Smothermon Receives Commendation Certificate 2/7/72 NEWS RELEASE L./C,c', [ NUMBER TITLE / RELEASE DAT!? [ 72-36 Johnston, Acting Director of Medical Research Direcl[orate 2/9/72 72-37 Subsatetlite Dam Problem 2/10/72 72-38 Guillory Earns Achievement Award 2/10/72 72-39 Post Apollo 15 Bed Rest Study 2/11/72 72-40 Hood Receives Achievement award _2/10/72 __ 72-51 Stabilization of First Lunar Core Sample 2/16/72 72-42 VAN BOckel Receives Achievement Certificate 2/14/72 72-43 NASA Requests Seal Materials Study for Shuttle 2/16/72 Released at Hdqts. 72-44 Apollo i7 Site Selection 2/16/72 ? 72-45 Minority Business Contract 2/18/72 yped 2/25/72 72-46 MSC Scientist Addresses Map Makers 3/13/72 72-47 } Life Scientists Selected · 2/28/72 +- 1 7_____2_-48 MSC Awards Contract to Test Seal Materials }. 22_2___ .... 72-49 Dupree Fatality - Scott Injury ! 2/29/72 1 [ 72-50 Gilbreath _,ppointed Deputy Director of Center Operations! 3/1/72 t ',2-51 ttoffler Receives Achievemer_t Award ] 3/2/;;2 t 72-52 MSC Announces Reduction in Force ] 3/3/72 72-53 MSC Releases Reouest for Shuttle Payload S_dy 3/7/72 72-54 NASA to Study Orbiter Thruster Program 3/7/72 72-55 , MSC Awards $299,250 Weld Bond Contract 3/8/72 72-56 I l:ittman Receives Achievement Award 3/9/72 NEWS RELEASE L(_,J NUMBER TITLE RELEASE DATE 72-57 NASA Space Science Program at - James D. Poindexter 72-58 .......... John Scott West 72-59 Dr " !........ Thomas J. Hill ..... 72-60 .......... Nelson J. Ehrlich 72 -61 Heating Array Contract Awarded 3/10/72 72-62 Space Shuttle Decisions 3 / 15/72 72-63 Space Shuttle Fact Sheet 3/15/72 72-64 NASA Releases Space Shuttle RFP 3/17/72 72-65 NASA Calls for Shuttle Simulation Study--.....3__/21./72 72-66 MSC Issues Call for Shuttle RCS Engine Study 3/23/72 72-67 Rummel Earns Achievement Award 3/23/72 72-68 Gillen earns achievement award _3Z22/32 72-69 USSR/NASA Meeting in Houston 3/24/72 72-70 RFP Issued for Shuttle OMS Study !___3_27/72 L 72-71 I HAFPTS: ,TV for ShuttleUse 3/30/72 72-72 NASA Reouests Shuttle Training Aircraft Study 3/30/72 72-73 NASA HAYDICAPPED EMPLOYEE WINS FED. AWARE 4/6/72 i Released at Hqs. :2-74 NASA Neqotiates Shuttle Engine Contract 4/4/72 72-75 Urban Systems Project Office 4/6/72 } 72-76 Life Sciences Directorate 4/'7/72 t 72-77 Finalists for Skylab Student Project 4/6/72 NEWS R c_,LmA__ ',E L,D,_' _', NUMBER TITLE RELEASE DATE 72-78 MSC Negotiates for Shuttle Space Walking Studies 4/7/72 __ 72-80 NASA REPS TO MOSCOW FOR LUNAR SAMPLE 4///i2 72-79 MSC to Build Shuttle TV Test Unit 4/11/72 72-81 ] MSC Requests Space Shuttle Test Engine 4/12/72 t 72-82 Hinners Joins NASA 4/13/72 72-83 Space Shuttle Operational Site Selected 4/14/72 ..72-84 _[__._llds S/PC _q_ppnvt: t'lcmfr_o_- 4,/.L9-/-22 Headquarters l_el ease 4/24/72 (72-88) US/USSR REPORTS ON DOCKING 12 N - CST 72-85 MORRIS NAMED ASPO MAN2iGER 5/1/72 72-86 Temple Earns Achievement Award 5/1/72 72-87 Heidelbauqh Awarded'Air Force C__o_mmtMedal 5/2/_72 ..... 72=88 Tindall named Director of Fli_h t ODer. 5/2_72 . i 72-89 MSC Participants at ASMA Ii 5/3/72 / 72-90 Space Shuttle Thermal Test Article RFP Issued by MS t 5/4/72 / 72-91 MSC Releases Geosynchronous Programs Study_ RFP , 5/4/72 ]-- 72-92 NASA Awards Shuttle Simulator Study Contract to McD4D°ug 5/5/72 / 72-93 MS____CIssue____ssCal___llfor M___ecticin_____e _&Hea____l?q_upp__or_t_Se_______i_es 5/5/72 i 72-94 / Charlesworth Manager Earth ResourCes Office (ERPq)| 5/4/72 72-95 _ _Is--_ues _id f_r s_ac: Sh--_ttle '_ood Study_ 5/8/72 72-96 NASA Extends Transporation Support Service Contr_ct 5/10/72 72-97 , ShuttlePassenger Couch P equest Goes to !nJustry 5/'11/72 NEWS RELEASE l,Ofrr, NUMBER 'TITLE RELEASE DATE 72-98 Conrad Ejects Safely From T-38 , 5/10/72 US/USSR Joint Working Group on Space Biology and 72-99 Medicine to Meet at MSC 5/12/72 72-100 Board named to investiqate T-38 Accident _/11/72 72-101 MSC Extends APS Oesign Study C,ontract 5/12/72 ] 72-102 Four Companies Submit Proposals for Space ShuttlePrig. 5/12/72 72-103 MSC Asks for ShuttleAPUHardware _ 5/12/72 72-104 AMS-Cargo Handling in Space 5/15/72 72- 105 Large Meteorite Hits Moon 5/15/72 72-106 US/USSR Medical Work/ng__Gro_up _$_/j_8/72 72-107 MSC Announces Civil Service Reduction 5/19/72 2-108 Shut-tie Consuma]':,leStudv . =_/22/7_23_ ..... v2-109 _ MSC I*'ards RCS Test Proc{. to Bell geros a_qe 5/2__2/72 72-110 Apollo 16 Active Seismic Experiment Firing 5/22/72 t 72-111 MSC Calls for Shuttle Thermal StudTf I 5 23__ . 72-112 Apollo 16 Active Seismic Experiment Fired 5/23/72 72-113 Astronauts Mitchell and Irwin to Retire 5/23/72 72-114 _ Skylab Student Award - Nebraska 5/24/72 72-115 MSC Memorial Weekend Visitor Hours 5/25/72 72-116 Huntoon Moves to New Job under Intergovernmental 5/26/72 ' p_r sonnet A-_i-- I 72-117 Low Density Ablator Study Contrac_t Award 5/26/72 72-117A Hq_q. 72-113 VON BRAUN TO RETIRE FROM NASA I 5/26/72 72-118 ._ Apollo 16 Subsatellite Apparently Crashes t 5_30/72 1 I I NEWS REL[;' ,': [Sr_.._ LOG NUMBER TITLE RELEASE DATE 72-119 Apollo 15 Crew Gets Collier Trophy 5/31/72 72-121 MSC Extends RPP Thermal Contract with LT_ 6/1/72 72-120 Board Reports Cause of T-38 Crash 6/1/72 72-122 Major Skylab Test Completed 6/2/72 72-123 Zarcaro Named Deput,3 Earth Resources Program Off ce 6/2/72 72-124 TRW Wins Shuttle Payload Study Contracts 6/5/72 72-125 Grua::nan Awardei ohuttLe CFI Tnernm[ Contract 6/6/72 72-126 Scientists Report Evidence of Lunar Crust, Mantle & _of*e 6/6/72 72-127 Brig. Gen. James A. McDivitt Retires 6/7/72 72-128 MSC Issues Shuttle OMS Valve Deployment RFP I 6/7/72 72-129 t%SC Calls for bid on Shuttle Thermal Test _nit 6/8/72 I 72-130 ITEK AMPS Contract 6/9/72 72-131 MSC Extends ProtectiveServices Contract "/',/_L 72-132 ' Honeywell Awarded IMU Study Contract 6/20/72 I 72-133 Battery Accident Board Findings 6/20/72 _ 72-13_4 lqSC Employees Get Apollo 16 Awards at MSFC ! 6/21/72 72-135 _Skylab SMEAT Test 6/21/72 I 72-137 iI Dunseith, New Deputy Dir.
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