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... -author, or editor of more than thirty books and over three hundred articles. MITCHELL R. SHARPE has been closely identified with the national space program for more than twenty years and ...

... ''' - 3 Abstract This paper discusses options for achieving spacecraft velocities in the range of 0.1-0.2c. These velocities are desirable to enable missions to Sol's closest stellar neighbours. Frequently ...

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Most stars would look very similar to the Sun. The pointy shapes that we draw are not the way stars look up close. The spikes that appear in photographs of stars are artifacts caused by the telescope or camera used to take the picture. ---- Answer provided by Dirk Terrell, Ph.D. Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer ...

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... Viking spacecraft 1 Viking 1 spacecraft touched down on Mars and began to relay "those sharp, stark pictures to earth." Hardly had reporters began asking explanations from scientists "who looked stunned ... , 2 to 3% nitrogen, 1 to 2% argon, 0.3% oxygen; earth's atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon-40, and 0.03% carbon dioxide. "Mars is an intermediate planet ... 's mechanical arm scooped its first sample of the Mars surface 28 July, leaving a sharp-edged trench clearly visible in a picture transmitted afterward by the unmanned lander. The 3 ...

... because trajectory was already so accurate that burn would have required velocity change of only 0.7 fps. Borman reported illness, ap­parently from 24-hr intestinal virus or from reaction ... speed by 135 fps and to circularize orbit with 70.0-mi ''(112.6-km)'' apolune and 69.6-mi ''(112.0-km)'' perilune. Lovell said astronauts had "a grand view" of ... craters . . . have a round mound type of appearance instead of sharp jagged rocks. All, only the newest of features have any sharp definitions to them, and eventually they get eroded down by ...

... from a “spherical aberration” in its primary telescopic mirror. This distor-tion destroyed the razor-sharp focus (better than 1/10 arc second) necessary to achieve its ambitious goals. Once the ... the HST replacement parts being installed into the Shuttle, to check the payload bay for sharp edges that might hurt our spacesuits, and for a dress rehearsal countdown. Each of these ... g-force indication displayed on our computer monitor no longer read 0.00, but ticked up slowly to 0.01 … then 0.02 … An envelope of vapor-like plasma (i.e. charged glowing ...

... targeting and heavier landers." The chosen landing site is beside a mountain informally called Mount Sharp. The mission's prime destination lies on the slope of the mountain. Driving there from ... million. This estimated cost includes the task ordered launch service for the Falcon 9 v1.0, plus additional services under other contracts for payload processing, launch vehicle integration, mission-unique ...

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