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... Launch Complex at Green River. Remodeling permitted facility to accept Athena H-longer, heavier, improved Athena-scheduled for launch in late 1970. Athena was used in SAMSO's Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems (ABRES ...

... of deep space exploration. is feasible. 176-179 - Athena Rebirth? Dwayne Day resurrects a forgotten rocket and investigates the fate of the Athena rocket, used for launching small to medium size payloads ... to capture what was then perceived as a growing market for small. niche satellites the Athena rocket may yet be the answer for customers seeking low-cost flights. 180-184 - Apprentice ...

... . Star, 11/29/64; NYT, 11/29/64; Miles, Wash. Post, 11/30/64)'' USAF Athena missile was destroyed in flight over south-eastern Utah when high winds threatened to force it off course. The Athena was used to test re-entry procedures for ImeS. ''(UPI, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11 ...

... Flores said he had received assurances from U.S. State Dept. that test-firing of Athena missiles from Green River, Utah, would be suspended until correction of mechanical failure that had caused Athena to veer off course and crashland in Mexico July 11. Search for missile was continuing ...

An Athena II rocket carrying Lunar Prospector launched from the renovated U.S. Navy test-launch site, ... had selected lunar landing sites and trained Apollo astronauts. On 5 January, NASA had cancelled Athena II's first scheduled launch for safety reasons, after U.S. Air Force radar necessary ...

... warhead over continental U.S. were scheduled for next summer, it was reported. USAF Project Athena would evaluate unarmed warheads’ re-entry into atmosphere in series of flights from near Green ...

... to the furtherance of the objectives of the act. . . ." ''(CR, 2/10/64, 2714)'' USAF Athena missile misfired in its first overland test flight from Green River, Utah, and pieces of ...

... missiles, and in particular, for space boosters." ''(M&R, 6/8/64, 25)'' USAF destroyed Athena missile about 70 sec. after launch from Green River, Utah, when "it appeared to be ...

... . ''(NASA Release 64-169)'' After two previous failures, USAF successfully launched four-stage, solid-fuel Athena missile. Rocket was fired from Green River, Utah, on estimated 15-min., 475-mi. flight ...

... program. ''(NASA Release 64-209; Av. Wk., 10/5/64, 26)'' USAF launched four-stage Athena re-entry test rocket from Green River, Utah, for a partially successful flight. Flight was ...

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