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... 70% of Martian surface during 90 days in orbit. At 9:00 am EDT, after 142.4 days in flight, Mariner 9 was 88 847 850 km (55 207 500 mi ... interest by NASA's Mariner 9 (launched May 30) and Soviet Mars 2 (launched May 19) and Mars 3 (launched May 28). All three spacecraft were scheduled to reach Mars orbit in ... /71, 187)'' September 1971 September October 1971 October Oct 1 1971 1 Oct 2 1971 2 Oct 3 1971 3 Oct 4 1971 4 Oct 5 1971 5 Oct 6 1971 6 Oct 7 ...

... kg (8 lbs) ; Dr. Owen K. Garriott and Jack R. Lousma had both lost between 2.7 and 3.6 kg (6 and 8 lbs). All three crew members had lost between ... Baykonur Cosmodrome at 5:18 pm local time (3:18 pm Moscow time; 8:18 am EDT) into earth orbit with 229-km (142.3-mi) apogee, 180-km (111.8-mi) perigee ... /73, 145)'' August 1973 August September 1973 September Sep 1 1973 1 Sep 2 1973 2 Sep 3 1973 3 Sep 4 1973 4 Sep 5 1973 5 Sep 6 1973 6 Sep 7 ...

... that all went according to plan. Joint Activities: At 3:17 pin hatch 3 opened; Apollo commander Stafford and Soyuz commander Leonov shook hands 2 min later. "Glad to see you," Stafford told ... target point northeast of Baykonur Cosmodrome at 6:51 am EDT 21 July, after a 142-hr 31-min mission. The rescue helicopter approached the capsule immediately and specialists opened hatch ... , 317-49) June 1975 June July 1975 July Jul 1 1975 1 Jul 2 1975 2 Jul 3 1975 3 Jul 4 1975 4 Jul 5 1975 5 Jul 6 1975 6 Jul 7 ...

... to astronautics. The Mechanical Engineering Division, which operates on a current annual budget of about 2.3 million dollars maintains laboratories in the field of hydraulics, ship design, gas dynamics, engines, low ... N.R.C. employs 64 scientists and has a total staff of 142 persons with a current budget of 1.3 million dollars. This division maintains facilities and carries out research in ...

... Verein für Raumschiffahrt by Frank H. Winter - Part 2 Chapter 2 , German Rocket Society - Verein für Raumschiffahrt by Frank H. Winter - Part 3 Chapter 3 , German Rocket Society - Verein für Raumschiffahrt by Frank ... of the American Rocket Society,” in Durant and James, eds., ''First Steps'', pp. 141-142.; Félix Torres and Jacques Villain, ''Robert Esnault-Pelterie du ciel aux étoiles, le génie ...

... was static-fired in 142.-sec. test at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center . Eight-engine cluster was fired at full thrust of 1.5 million lbs. ''(Huntsville Times, 3/14/63)'' USAF ... (2) quiet period marked by flux leveling off at accelerated level, followed by streams of electrons pushed into chromosphere, causing x-ray emissions al 500 times greater than normal. ''(Av. Wk., 3 ... to aid lagging U.S. business. ''(Wall Street Journal, 3/13/63)'' March 1963 March Mar 1 1963 1 Mar 2 1963 2 Mar 3 1963 3 Mar 4 1963 4 Mar 5 1963 5 ...

... /65, 1)'' X-15 No. 2 was flown by Maj. Robert A. Rushworth (USAF) to 95,100 ft. altitude at a maximum speed of 3,511 mph (mach 5.27) to obtain ... , the 450-ft.long polyethylene balloon lifted a 450-lb. instrumented payload to a record 142,000-ft. altitude. At float altitude, the balloon became oblate, or pumpkin-shaped, with dimensions ... of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. ''(AP, Boston Globe, 2/17/65)'' February 1965 February Feb 1 1965 1 Feb 2 1965 2 Feb 3 1965 3 Feb 4 1965 4 Feb 5 1965 5 ...

... cone 2« ft in dia at its base-went into elliptical orbit with 1,249-km (776-mi) apogee, 170-km (106-mi) perigee, 98.9-min period, and 83.3° inclination ... Office, 2; and NASA Hq, 142. Kennedy Space Center KSC would be the only NASA field center to add personnel in 1968, a total of 211. ''(Aero Tech, 11/20/67,3; von ... manager. ''(LeRc Release 67-72)'' November 1967 November Nov 1 1967 1 Nov 2 1967 2 Nov 3 1967 3 Nov 4 1967 4 Nov 5 1967 5 Nov 6 1967 6 Nov 7 ...

... Match Corp. for help in developing a short-range attack missile (Sram) . Boeing had received $142.3-million USAF contract Oct. 31. ''(WSJ, 11/8/66, 13)'' Human voice was successfully relayed ... on continuing development of European Launcher Development Organization ELDO booster. ''(Tech. Wk., 11/14/66, 3)'' Joint PUS-NAE Committee had been established to provide continuing advisory services in science and ... ” article appears in National Geographic Magazine November 1966 November Nov 1 1966 1 Nov 2 1966 2 Nov 3 1966 3 Nov 4 1966 4 Nov 5 1966 5 Nov 6 1966 6 Nov ...

... to 52 H.R. 11271, FY 1970 NASA authorization of $3.966 billion, allocating $3.26 billion for R&D, $58.2 million for construction of facilities, and $643.8 million for research ... total 81 free flights and 142 flights with B-52 mothership. Of three X-15 s built by North American Rockwell Corp. and Thiokol Chemical Corp." No. 3 had been destroyed in ... Star, 6/10/69, All)'' June 1969 June Jun 1 1969 1 Jun 2 1969 2 Jun 3 1969 3 Jun 4 1969 4 Jun 5 1969 5 Jun 6 1969 6 Jun 7 ...

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