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... . ''Michael Cabbage, “Spacewalkers Retract Solar Array,” Orlando Sentinel (FL), 19 December 2006; NASA, “ STS-116 Delivers Permanent Power.”'' November 2006 November December 2006 December Dec 1 2006 1 Dec ... 2006 13 Dec 14 2006 14 Dec 15 2006 15 Dec 16 2006 16 Dec 17 2006 17 Dec 18 2006 18 Dec 19 2006 19 Dec 20 2006 20 Dec 21 2006 21 Dec ...

... a function of latitude. Orbital parameters were: apogee, 1,550 mi.; perigee, 327 mi, period, 116 min.; and inclination. 81°. EXPLORER XXV ''(Injun-B)'', a 2-ft.-dia., 90-lb. metal ... studded with solar cells. Orbital parameters were: apogee, 1,548 mi.; perigee, 326 mi.; period, 116 min.; and inclination, 81°. Tracking data after one complete orbit indicated that the satellites were ... 1964 13 Nov 14 1964 14 Nov 15 1964 15 Nov 16 1964 16 Nov 17 1964 17 Nov 18 1964 18 Nov 19 1964 19 Nov 20 1964 20 Nov 21 1964 21 Nov 22 ...

... (transtage) with 29,285-lb, lead ballast and instrument payload into an orbit with apogee, 116.2 mi. (187 km.) ; perigee, 110.4 mi. (177.7 km,) ; period, 88.1 min ... by NASA on a Nike-Apache vehicle from Wallops Station , Va, reached peak altitude of 116 mi. in an experiment to measure electron density in the E region of the ionosphere ... 1965 13 Jun 14 1965 14 Jun 15 1965 15 Jun 16 1965 16 Jun 17 1965 17 Jun 18 1965 18 Jun 19 1965 19 Jun 20 1965 20 Jun 21 1965 21 Jun 22 ...

... Robert L. Curbeam Jr. and A. Christer Fuglesang conducted a second spacewalk for Mission STS-116 , the 75th in the history of the ISS . During the near 6-hour excursion, the ... arrays, which would rotate to face the Sun as the ISS orbited Earth. ''NASA, “ STS-116 Delivers Permanent Power”; John Schwartz, “2 Spacewalkers Are Successful in Tricky Rewiring of the Space ... 2006 13 Dec 14 2006 14 Dec 15 2006 15 Dec 16 2006 16 Dec 17 2006 17 Dec 18 2006 18 Dec 19 2006 19 Dec 20 2006 20 Dec 21 2006 21 Dec 22 ...

... with orbiting Command Service Module CSM -108, Yankee Clipper, and return safely to earth. November 14-18: Spacecraft carrying Astronauts Charles (Pete) Conrad, Jr. (commander), Richard F. Gordon , Jr. ( Command Module CM ... midcourse correction-No. 7 at 241:24 GET-resulted in predicted entry velocity of 36,116 fps and flight path angle of -6.47°. Command Module CM Yankee Clipper separated from ... 1969 13 Nov 14 1969 14 Nov 15 1969 15 Nov 16 1969 16 Nov 17 1969 17 Nov 18 1969 18 Nov 19 1969 19 Nov 20 1969 20 Nov 21 1969 21 Nov 22 ...

... parameters: apogee, 1,609 km. (999.3 mi,); perigee, 1,380 km. (857 mi,) ; period, 116.7 min,; inclination, 57°. An electrical pack operating on energy released by a radioactive isotope ... onboard power system on one of the satellites, Instruments were functioning normally. ''(Krasnaya Zvezda, 9/21/65, 1, ATSS-T Trans,)'' First cooperative sounding rocket experiment sponsored by NASA and the ... 1965 13 Sep 14 1965 14 Sep 15 1965 15 Sep 16 1965 16 Sep 17 1965 17 Sep 18 1965 18 Sep 19 1965 19 Sep 20 1965 20 Sep 21 1965 21 Sep 22 ...

... . Nimbus II (launched May 15, 1966) had exceeded six-month lifetime, operating successfully until Jan. 18, 1969. Nimbus program was managed by Goddard Space Flight Center GSFC under OSSA direction. ''(NASA ... -20 booster launched by NASA from MR carried Goddard Space Flight Center GSFC payload to 116.5-mi (187.5-km) altitude. Primary objective was to obtain solar x-ray spectra ... 1969 13 Apr 14 1969 14 Apr 15 1969 15 Apr 16 1969 16 Apr 17 1969 17 Apr 18 1969 18 Apr 19 1969 19 Apr 20 1969 20 Apr 21 1969 21 Apr 22 ...

... .4° inclination. The satellite reentered May 23. ''( GSFC SSR, 5/31/73; SBD, 5/21/73, 116)'' NASA launched a Black Brant VC sounding rocket from White Sands Missile Range carrying a ... Skylab missions after a manned crew joined the Skylab 1 Orbital Workshop launched May 14 see April 18 . The rocket and instrumentation per-formed satisfactorily. ''( GSFC proj off)'' A sun-powered laser ... 1973 13 May 14 1973 14 May 15 1973 15 May 16 1973 16 May 17 1973 17 May 18 1973 18 May 19 1973 19 May 20 1973 20 May 21 1973 21 May 22 ...

... , curtailing drive-through tours, reducing lighting, and rescheduling visitor tours. ''(KSC Release 284-73)'' December 18-26: The U.S.S.R. launched Soyuz 13 carrying cosmonauts Maj. Pyotr Klimuk (commander ... am EST) into earth orbit with a 246-km (152.9-mi) apogee, 188-km (116.8-mi) perigee, 88.9-min period, and 51.6° inclination. With Skylab 4 astronauts ... 1973 13 Dec 14 1973 14 Dec 15 1973 15 Dec 16 1973 16 Dec 17 1973 17 Dec 18 1973 18 Dec 19 1973 19 Dec 20 1973 20 Dec 21 1973 21 Dec 22 ...

... would handle such functions as tracking, telemetry, and TV and voice communication. ''(NASA Release 64-116)'' 25-hour high-altitude balloon flight was completed when 100-lb. instrument package was dropped ... City, and FAA resumed its schedule of eight flights per day. ''(AP, Wash. Post, 5/14/64; AP, Balt. Sun, 5/15/64)'' May 1964 May May 1 1964 1 May ... 1964 13 May 14 1964 14 May 15 1964 15 May 16 1964 16 May 17 1964 17 May 18 1964 18 May 19 1964 19 May 20 1964 20 May 21 1964 21 May 22 ...

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