Operation Restore Hope, an international humanitarian operation in Somalia, begins. Commercial airliners transport more than 30,000 troops, who safeguard food, supplies, and aid workers, from armed factions trying to seize power. USAF airlifts 32,000 tons of equipment and supplies before it ends May 4, 1993.
RTX, parent of Raytheon, Collins and Pratt & Whitney, is getting out of the space prime business and focusing on its "strengths" as a maker of space sensors, buses, and components, company COO Chris Calio said during an earnings call.