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... radiation. Giacconi's projects had included NASA-funded research leading to his discovery of cosmic x-ray sources. A professor at Johns Hopkins University, Giacconi had been the first scientist to ... had obtained the deepest x-ray exposures with a millionth-second observation. (NASA, “Nobel Physics in Physics Awarded to Astronomer for NASA-Funded Research,” news release 02-197, 8 October 2002; Nobel ...

... for HERO-A. and HEAD-B High Energy Astronomy Observatories. HERO-A payload to observe x-rays over wide variety of wavelengths at same time would include ... talent," showed demand during September was lowest in 10-yr history of index. ''(NYT, 11/8/70)'' October 1970 October November 1970 November Nov 1 1970 1 Nov 2 1970 2 ... 1970 4 Nov 5 1970 5 Nov 6 1970 6 Nov 7 1970 7 Nov 8 1970 8 Nov 9 1970 9 Nov 10 1970 10 Nov 11 1970 11 Nov 12 ...

... important when it comes to storing data from today's modern telescopes. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has collected data for over sixteen years on thousands of different objects throughout ... is an expanding supernova remnant that is interacting with dense interstellar material that surrounds it. X-rays from Chandra (blue) show that hot gas fills the shell of the supernova remnant ... collapses onto their core, flinging the outer layers of the star into space. By combining X-ray data from Chandra (blue) with optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope (appearing orange ...

... provide significantly reduced mission costs for placing small payloads into low Earth orbit. The three X-33 selectees are: Lockheed Advanced Development Co.; McDonnell Douglas Aerospace; and Rockwell International Corp., Air Force Systems Command Space Systems Division Space Systems Division . The X-34 selectee is Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, Virginia. After tests are completed in 1999, it ... 1995 4 Mar 5 1995 5 Mar 6 1995 6 Mar 7 1995 7 Mar 8 1995 8 Mar 9 1995 9 Mar 10 1995 10 Mar 11 1995 11 Mar 12 ...

... the Preliminary Design Review; options covered the final design, hardware fabrication, and all support activities. X-43C Project Manager Paul L. Moses remarked that the demonstrator vehicle would validate advanced ... the future. (NASA, “NASA Selects Allied Team To Provide Hypersonic Vehicles,” contract release C03-ll, 8 October 2003, http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2003/oct/HQ_c03ll_x43c.html ( ...

... tons (100 cubic miles) a year. Results of the study will be published online Feb. 8 in the journal Nature. Traditional estimates of Earth& 39;s ice caps and glaciers have ... planets are not as common. Such a scenario may have been responsible for a previous X-ray brightening of Sgr A by about a factor of a million about a century ... . Registration will be open for 24 hours beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Selected participants will be notified on Friday, Feb. 10. During the news conference, NASA also ...

... , Calif., celebration included open house and Sept. 8 ceremony honoring original 14 employees who had participated with Air Force in successful 1947-1951 X-l rocket aircraft program to exceed speed of ... to improve safety, utility, and flying qualities of general-aviation aircraft; M2, HL-10 , and X-24A lifting-body flights to validate concepts for future manned spacecraft and aircraft; YF-12 ...

... Media:64-01-08.pdf Space Roundup Jan 8 1964 X-15 No. 1, piloted by Capt. Joe H. Engle (USAF), reached 139,500-ft. altitude ... ) in test near Edwards AFB , Calif. Flight plan called for Capt. Engle to shut off X-15 's Sta­bility Augmentation System (SAS), then the Alternate Stability Augmen­tation System (ASAS ... , and rate-of­-climb instruments failed, but Capt. Engle followed flight plan and landed the X-15 safely on Rogers Dry Lake with assistance from a ground control station. ''(FRC Release ...

... . Also flight-tested was an experimental, transistorized telemetry system. Maj. Robert A. Rushworth (USAF) piloted X-15 No. 2 in flight to record pattern of aerodynamic heating at moderately low speeds ... up heat on airplane's surface. After successful 8-min. flight, Maj. Rushworth reported observing particles of insulation floating between twin panes of X-15 's windshield, while climbing at 70,000 ...

... of Fame. (JSC Roundup, 8 Oct 76, 1) Test pilot William H. Dana had been chosen to receive the AIAA 1976 Haley Space Flight Award, the DFRC X-Press announced. Dana would ... lifting bodies, and his 16 flights as project pilot of the X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft. (DFRC X-Press, 8 Oct 76, 2; LA Herald-Examiner, 12 Oct 76, 3; Lancaster, Calif ... 1976 4 Oct 5 1976 5 Oct 6 1976 6 Oct 7 1976 7 Oct 8 1976 8 Oct 9 1976 9 Oct 10 1976 10 Oct 11 1976 11 Oct 12 ...

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