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... stage ( Saturn IVB S-IVB ) and instrument unit (IU), which reflected Saturn V configuration as nearly as possible. Two-stage Uprated Saturn I ( Saturn I-B ) launch vehicle boosted unmanned payload composed of Saturn IVB ... preceding first manned Apollo flight-was critical in meeting lunar exploration timetable. 58,500-133. Saturn IVB S-IVB , heaviest satellite ever orbited by the US., was developed by Marshall Space ... 1966 1 Jul 2 1966 2 Jul 3 1966 3 Jul 4 1966 4 Jul 5 1966 5 Jul 6 1966 6 Jul 7 1966 7 Jul 8 1966 8 Jul 9 ...

... it the most perfect launch of the Saturn series, Ellery B. May, manager of the Saturn Program Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center , said. Saturn 210, manufactured in 1967, was 10th of ... on technology would continue. " Space Shuttle main engines ( SSME ) are an outgrowth of technology from Saturn engines," May explained. The major difference between the two was that the Shuttle must have ... 1975 1 Aug 2 1975 2 Aug 3 1975 3 Aug 4 1975 4 Aug 5 1975 5 Aug 6 1975 6 Aug 7 1975 7 Aug 8 1975 8 Aug 9 ...

Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft revealed a new radiation belt around Saturn. Researchers already knew that Saturn had radiation belts ~ ring-shaped concentrations of ionized particles ~ outside the orbit of the ... that the radiation belt's particles are able to move through Saturn's rings. (John Noble Wilford, “Spacecraft Finds Belt Around Saturn Unlike Any Ever Seen Before,” New York Times, 6 August ... 2004 1 Aug 2 2004 2 Aug 3 2004 3 Aug 4 2004 4 Aug 5 2004 5 Aug 6 2004 6 Aug 7 2004 7 Aug 8 2004 8 Aug 9 ...

... the moon's magnetic field; (4) equipment for studying solar plasma in circumlunar space; (5) equipment for recording the infrared radiation of the lunar surface; and (6) instrumentation for ... emphasize earth escape stages based on modifications of the upper stages of Saturn V . launch vehicle ( Saturn II S-II and Saturn IVB S-IVB ), orbital tanking and assembly operations, launch windows, ...

... in Downey, Calif., to press group touring manufacturing and test sites for Apollo spacecraft and Saturn boosters. “The Apollo program is about on schedule in time, cost and performance. We have ... is an impressive justification for the entire space program.” ''(Text)'' May 5: Small hydrogen-oxygen engine originally developed for Saturn S-IV rocket stage was being adapted to serve as heater for ...

... Mars and 1972 Venus missions, teams of two spacecraft would be launched by a modified Saturn V booster. One spacecraft would penetrate planet's atmosphere ; take measurements as it sped toward ... continue development and refinement of their SST designs. ''(WSI, 1/5/67)'' Object, believed to be "probable" 10th moon of Saturn discovered by French astronomer Dr. Audouin Dollfus of Meudon Observatory in ... was so close to the rings of Saturn that it could be a lump in the rings, rather than a moon. ''(Sullivan, NYT, 1/5/67, C17)'' January 1967 January Jan 1 ...

... )’’ After trip from Seal Beach, Calif., aboard USNS Pt. Barrow, Saturn II S-II -F facilities stage-non flight version of Saturn V /Apollo launch vehicle’s 2nd stage-arrived at Kennedy ... vehicle. This would mark first time all major components would have been joined in the Saturn V configuration. ‘‘( Marshall Space Flight Center MSFC Release 66-47)’’ Failures of VENUS II and ... contract will be awarded for full-scale development of hardware.’ . . .” ‘‘(Haggerty, J/Armed Forces, 3/5/66, 8)’’ Over 100 scientists, including U S . space officials, would visit Greece to observe ...

... .2-min period, and 74° inclination. ''( Goddard Space Flight Center GSFC SSR, 3/15/69; 5/31/70; SBD, 3/7/69, 30)'' President Nixon, at White House ceremony, presented National ... ,000 under NASA contracts for Apollo command and service modules and 2nd stage ( SATURN II S-II ) for Saturn V launch vehicle, NASA announced. Awards were determined by Performance Evaluation Board on ... management objectives specified in contracts from Sept. 1, 1967, through Dec. 31, 1968, which encompassed SATURN II S-II contract activities from Aug. 4, 1968, through Dec. 28, 1968-first of ...

... all the major facilities and NASA history offices and libraries. Information has been obtained from Saturn veterans and also through the Freedom of Information Act. In summary this book has the ... rare film footage. "I'm extremely pleased with your latest publication that I recently purchased: 'SATURN V'. An excellent bImage:9781926592145.jpg '''Buy This Book''' http://apogeebooks ...

Yes, Saturn's rings are real. We don't know exactly how they formed, but we are ... of an icy body, or several smaller icy bodies. This was either a moon of Saturn's that was broken by a collision with an incoming meteor, or a very large comet-like body from the outer solar system that got too close to Saturn and was torn apart and captured into orbit. ---- Answer provided by Carolyn Porco, Ph.D ...

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