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... controlled descent with the use of aerodynamical lifting force ''(aerodynamical quality)'' of the descending craft. . . "The braking of the descending apparatus in the atmosphere .. . was effected along a trajectory with two immersions ... along the ballistic trajectory until the second immersion . . . in which the further lowering of the descending ap­paratus was also effected along the trajectory of controlled descent with the use of ...

... light during 19th orbit had indicated that automatic control system would be inoperative until Spacecraft descended to point of feeling .05 g. Then, in final orbit, trouble in inverter caused loss ... Spacecraft Center to build the lunar landing vehicle in which two U.S. astronauts would descend to the moon's surface, named Space Technology Laboratory, a division of Thompson-Ramo­-Wooldridge ...

... moon has, as many scientists believe, dust layer on surface. Dr. Roberts concluded that spacecraft descending to moon would erode a crater by action of its rocket exhaust. If dust exists on lunar surface, it would be blown outward and away from descending vehicle; and would not be present to recirculate dust in enveloping cloud, so astronaut's ...

... tests under NASA-NSF grants program. Tests proved Dr. Shafrir's conviction that spherical objects descend in ir-regular corkscrew pattern of spirals rather than straight down. In the three drops ... . in weight were dropped from USN helicopter at 10,000-ft. altitude. As the spheres descended, plume of red smoke from sphere marked 400-ft. width in the spirals. Two skydivers ...

... on the ocean floor at depths of 1,000 ft or more. During tests divers descended 636 ft in a steel hull sphere, donned rubberized "wetsuits" and, breathing a helium-oxygen ... manipulate nuts and bolts and replace valves. In Westinghouse Electric Corp. tests in June, divers descended to 600 ft in similar operation, but did not remain at the depth long enough ...

... affected the instruments of the radio complex," Tass said. Data suggested that Venus V had descended over deep basin where temperature was almost 1,000°F and pressure was 140 times that on earth. Venus VI had descended over plateau where temperature was 750°F and pressure was 60 times that on earth ...

... participation in CDDT without propellants would begin July 2. After landing on moon astronauts would descend ladder to lunar surface. When Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong reached second rung of ladder, he ... camera for TV coverage of descent to lunar surface. Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin , Jr., would descend about 15 min after Armstrong. Entire 21/2-hr period during which astronauts explored lunar ...

... , General Electric Co., Virgin Islands Government, universities, and technical institutions. Four scientists and one engineer descended 15 m (50 ft) to habitat laboratory in which they would live and conduct research ... 11 days. During ensuing seven months, 62 scientists, engineers, and doctors, including five women, would descend in teams. Objectives were to accelerate development of ocean science and technology and provide impetus ...

... vicinity of the moon, the spacecraft would go into lunar orbit, detach fuel tanks, and descend to the lunar surface. To return to earth, the spacecraft would rendezvous with the fuel ... , the spacecraft would rendezvous with ship B, the crew would transfer to ship B, and descend to earth. The ability to rendezvous in space was seen to be the essential element ...

... NASA's planned High Energy Astronomy Observatory satellites reached an altitude of 38 000 m, descending 56 hrs after launch from Sioux City, Iowa. The balloon carried a French-Danish experiment ... , carrying the same instrument from Sioux City 27 Aug., had reached 31 000 m and descended 160 km west of the launch site after 12 hrs aloft. A third would be ...

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