University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, March 5, 1986
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Nation/World
McAuliffe's school receives gift
United Press International
CONCORD, N.H. — Japanese officials honored the seven dead space shuttle astronauts by donating $100,000 to Christa McAulife's high school yesterday in memory of her quest to link students to space exploration
"I feel so sad because of the terrible loss of Mrs. McAulife," said Sadakazu Taniguchi, Japan's consul general for Boston "Out of our deep grief, it is our humble gift. The gift will contribute to the legacy of Mrs. McAulife."
About 200 Concord High School students, teachers and administrators packed a small auditorium and gave Taniguchi a standing ovation. Mark Beauvais, school superintendent, said the 100,000 was the largest contribution the school had
received since McAuliffe died in Challenger's explosion seconds after takeoff Jan. 28.
Yohei Kono, minister of state for the Science and Technology Agency of Japan, was inspired to form the fund after he represented his nation at memorial services in Houston for the Challenger crew members.
Taniguchi said $80,000 was donated from the Space Activities Promotion Council in Japan, while the remainder came from Japanese citizens and students.
"I attended the memorial service in Houston on January 31 for the seven brave astronauts, the victims of the tragic accident," said a message from Kono that was read to the school.
"With the cooperation of volunteers in Japan, I organized a fund in memory of the teacher of your
school, Christa McAuliffe, hoping that her motivation and courage will be long remembered by the people of your distinguished school," he said.
Student Alison Couser began the brief ceremony, saying welcome and hello in Japanese to Taniguchi.
Beauvais said the donation was particularly appropriate because it came on National Teacher's Day, which teachers across the nation have dedicated this year to McAuliffe's memory.
Beauvais said the $100,000 may be used to establish a "McAuliffe Chair" at the school that would pay for a teacher to come to the school and focus on a specialized subject. He said use of the proposed fund, however, would have to be approved by McAuliffe's husband, Steven.
Simulators help NASA endure delay
United Press International
SPACE CENTER, Houston — Astronaut Robert Crippen and two crewmates took off on simulated shuttle flights yesterday, and NASA's chief flight director said it was almost business as usual at the Johnson Space Center.
Flight director Tommy Holloway said Crippen, copilot Guy Gardner and astronaut Dale Gardner spent the morning practicing launches and abort procedures that would be used for the first shuttle light from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The light had been scheduled for mid-July but it has been postponed indefinitely since the Challenger disaster
Jay Greene, who was launch flight director Jan.
28 when Challenger exploded, was at the controls yesterday for the Vandenberg simulations.
Holloway said crew training and simulations using computerized mock-ups of shuttle flight decks was a crucial part of the psychological turnaround following the worst disaster in space history.
"I have been surprised at how eager and willing the entire organization, by and large, has been willing to step in and continue to work like (their) flight is next week," he said. "I'm sure over a period of time, assuming we're down for a year or so, that that will become more difficult to maintain; there's no question about that."
He said flight simulations had been running about 40 hours a week before the Challenger disaster. Since then, they have been cut back to
about 24 hours a week. Even so, the simulations are a key part of NASA's drive to keep flight controllers and astronauts proficient in the art of flying space shuttles.
Eugene Kranz, director of mission operations at the Johnson Space Center, said one of the reasons NASA workers were determined to overcome the Challenger disaster was the memory of the crew and the desire to face new challenges.
"The 51-L crew made a great sacrifice for all of us, and they were doing what they do best, they were exploring, they were flying," he said. "We don't want to let those folks down by letting the program slow down, by becoming very inward. It's part of that."
Indonesian to fly on shuttle
United Press International
SPACE CENTER, Houston — The first foreign woman in the United States shuttle program and Indonesia's first genetic engineer has started training for a shuttle flight during which she will launch her country's communications satellite.
Pratiwi Soedarmono, a medical doctor who is proficient in classical Javanese dance, also is an accomplished pianist and baktist art. "She will be a symbol of Indonesia," said Ambassador Susilo Soedrmon on Monday as he introduced Soedarmono and alternate Taufik Akbar.
Seedarmono, who is married and the mother of a young son, will be the first woman from outside the United States and the Soviet Union to fly into space. Akbar, 35, is a manager for satellite transmission planning at
Permutel, Indonesia's government-owned telecommunications company.
Soedarmono, 33, also a microbiology lecturer at the University of Indonesia, was chosen by an academic field of 207 Indian applicants.
"It's a challenge," she said. "It's an opportunity. For Indonesian women, it will give them a positive impact to do more and contribute more."
She is scheduled to fly aboard the Columbia shuttle mission that will launch the Palapa B-2P communications satellite. The mission was set for June 24 but will be delayed because of the Challenger explosion.
"For me, that accident was only an accident, and that's a risk you're going to have anytime you work with high technology," she said. "I'm still on going on with confidence."
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