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... Skylab we were going to have the most sophisticated solar observatory that then existed. I have been to every major solar observatory in the United States. We had classes from all the ... things, the late sixties, you helped design and develop experimental gear for an orbital geophysical observatory, one of the satellites. '''Lind:''' Yes. That was when I was back at Goddard, we ... system. So if you’re looking in the TV picture with the camera that’s mounted right above the end effector, you want to push the hand controller straightforward. You want ...

... they all seemed like natural steps at the time. '''Butler:''' You mentioned the Apollo Telescope Mount and that it was actually originally planned to be launched with the command module and ... the first place? '''Gibson:''' Let's see. Gordon A. Newkirk Jr. at the High Altitude Observatory and Dick Richard L. Tousey at the Naval Research Laboratories were the leaders, I believe ... that said, "Why don't we make a manned Earth observatory and run it the same way we did the solar observatory," and that never went too far, but it was, and ...

... boom, thus utilizing distance for radioactive shielding. Mission I—Satellite Observatory Mission I in Project Parsecs is the manned Earth Satellite Observatory. In some missions there were both un­manned and ... instrumentation. Conservatively, telescopic efficiency will increase by a factor of ten. The 200-inch Palomar mirror would be equal to 2,000 inches on the moon. b) Exploration of ...

... element to form the complete Webb observatory. Once the telescope is fully integrated, the entire observatory will undergo more tests during what is called observatory-level testing. Webb is scheduled ... principal investigator. The Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) will use a sensor mounted to the exterior of the International Space Station to determine the mineral composition ...

... and Dynamics, Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment, Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/NASA's Geostationary Operational Environmental ... also fed liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen to the three space shuttle main engines mounted on the shuttle’s orbiter. “This exhibit of ET-94 is about inspiration ...

... Camera for the SOFIA Telescope (FORCAST) mounted on SOFIA’s telescope for imaging and spectroscopic observations during the flight. Later in Cycle 4, the SOFIA observatory is scheduled to deploy to the ... Camera for the SOFIA Telescope (FORCAST) mounted on SOFIA’s telescope for imaging and spectroscopic observations during the flight. Later in Cycle 4, the SOFIA observatory is scheduled to deploy to the ...

... -Sov, 5/31/72, L2-3)'' U.S.S.R.'s Special Astrophysical Observatory-world's largest astronomical observatory-had entered final stage of construction with installation of huge telescopic mirror 600 ... reflecting telescope was U.S. reflecting telescope with 500-cm (200-in) diameter at Mt. Palomar, Calif. ''(Shabad, NYT, 5/31/72, 7)'' Federal Grand Jury in Dallas, Texas, indicted General ...

... -light-level image-intensification tube was being used by Hale Observatory astronomers to aim 500-cm (200-in) telescope atop Mt. Palomar at most distant objects in universe. Tube, developed to detect ... times. Tube had been adapted to astronomical use by Dr. Edwin W. Dennison of Hale Observatory and Cal Tech. ''(i.ATNS, W Post, 11/23/72, H9)'' Electrostatic autopilot invented by ...

... bone of contention was the science institute that would direct use of the unique orbiting observatory. One astronomer said the location of the institute would be "the astronomical capital of the ... "the biggest astronomical prize to come along since the 200-inch was built at Palomar for the Hale Observatory." The five competing states were Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, Colorado, and California (the ...

... astronaut Norishige Kanai . '''SOFIA Team Home After Observing the Southern Skies''' NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy ( SOFIA ) has returned from a six-week deployment to study ... the SOFIA Telescope (FLITECAM) and the High-speed Imaging Photometer for Occultations (HIPO) co-mounted on the telescope. FLIPO plus another sensitive camera, the Focal Plane Imager-Plus (FPI ...

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