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... experiments, said the iron-rich topsoil tested by the Viking spacecraft 2 Viking 2 lander had a striking resemblance to that tested at the Viking spacecraft 1 Viking 1 site; results of the assay were almost a duplicate ... a million yr. Dr. Norman H. Horowitz of Caltech, who supervised experiments on both Viking spacecraft 1 Viking 1 and Viking spacecraft 2 Viking 2 sites that looked for signs of biological activity, said that the results he ...

... the use of buildings and utilities. (NASA Release 83-7) February 1-11: Despite "intense efforts" to communicate with Viking spacecraft Viking lander 1 on the surface of Mars, silent since mid-November, controllers and ... neat trick," he added. Launched August 20, 1975, and designed for a 90-day mission, Viking spacecraft 1 Viking 1 had shown "incredible stamina" in the harsh environment of Mars. Radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) could ...

Scientists at JPL , where the Viking spacecraft 1 Viking 1 mission was being directed, were startled at responses from 2 of 3 instruments reporting on ... firm conclusions, said Dr. Harold Klein of Ames Research Center , chief Viking spacecraft Viking biologist. (W Post, 1 Aug 76, A-1; NYT, 1 Aug 76, 4-8) Having completed a yr of service to India ...

... $41-million museum by museum director Michael 1. Collins, who had piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft. At a signal given 18 min previously by the Viking spacecraft 1 Viking 1 spacecraft in orbit around Mars, a 3-m ... through the astronauts' living area. The west bay was for "Air Transportation"; more than 100 spacecraft and 64 aircraft, nearly 10 times as many as were previously on display, would be ...

... the mission. (NYT, 1 Mar 76, 11) An all-systems simulation of landing Viking spacecraft Viking s 1 and 2 on the surface of Mars, to exercise the entire 750-person Viking spacecraft Viking flight team so that ... at Viking spacecraft Viking Control in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory installation in the San Gabriel Mts. near Pasadena. The computer program had to be redesigned to facilitate uplink command to the spacecraft cameras, and ...

... decision had been made to designate Viking spacecraft Viking Lander 2 and Orbiter 2 as Viking spacecraft Viking Spacecraft-A, Kennedy Space Center 's Spaceport News reported. Lander 1 and Orbiter 1 would become Viking spacecraft Viking Spacecraft-B. The change had been made to permit early sterilization of Lander 2 to meet the 11 Aug. launch date. (Spaceport News, 1 May 75 ...

... was to feature exhibits on the Viking spacecraft Viking Orbiter and Viking spacecraft Viking Lander, as well as numerous exhibits on the history of flight and space exploration. (W Post, Apr 1/92) At the request of ... $5 billion to $12 billion for the pair of X-30s. (Antelope Valley Press, Apr 1/92) NASA reported that the Agency would start supersonic flight tests of a new electronic ...

... NASA's Viking spacecraft Viking missions of the 1970s as remnants of ancient coastlines. However, Surveyor images taken in 1998, with a resolution 5 to 10 times sharper than images that Viking spacecraft Viking had ... role of water in the evolution of Mars. September 1999 September October 1999 October Oct 1 1999 1 Oct 2 1999 2 Oct 3 1999 3 Oct 4 1999 4 Oct ...

... FLIGHT CENTER MSFC Release 77-98) The Washington Post reported that biology instruments on both Viking spacecraft Viking landers on the surface of Mars had been shut off, according to a spokesman at ... two landers were continuing other operations such as meteorology and telephoto transmission. (W Post, June 1/77, A-10; NASA Release 77-111) The W. Post reported that the latest test ...

... able to drill into the crust, ex-tract a sample, and analyze it, as the Viking spacecraft Viking s had on Mars. Pioneer Venus I had been orbiting Venus since December 1978, mapping ... would be Dr. Joseph P. Allen and Dr. William B. Lenoir . Columbia would be the spacecraft for both STS-4 and STS-5 . STS-6 , planned for January 1983, would be ... and the ground. Commander would be Paul J. Weitz , 49, who was pilot on Skylab 1 ; copilot would be U.S. Air Force Col. Karol J. Bobko , 44, another rookie. Donald ...

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