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... capsule to be recovered after 32 polar orbits and 4 days. Of the 25 previous Discoverers, 17 had gone into orbit and 15 carried recovery capsules, of which 5 had been ...
... useful life.
Three parachuting skin divers recovered capsule of Discoverer XXIX , the seventh recovery of an object from orbit in the USAF Discoverer program. Capsule had made 33 orbits and contained human ...
... and temperature in the upper level of the atmosphere.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory scientists reported that Discoverer XVII nose cone (launched November 12, 1960, from Pacific Missile Range ) had picked up tritium ... combine at high energies. While recovered satellite capsules often pick up some tritium, capsule of Discoverer XVII had 100 times the normal amount.
Secretary of Defense McNamara announced that progress of ...
... launched into polar orbit with recoverable capsule. Launch represented 22nd successful in the Discoverer series.
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Gold-plated capsule of Discoverer XXXV recovered after 18 orbits in midair over Fern Island by C-130 aircraft, Capt. ... , U.S. Air Force, as pilot. It was the 10th recovery from orbit in the Discoverer series and the 1st recovery observed from the ground.
In speech on "Scientists and Engineers ...
... Discoverer XXXVI was launched by the USAF into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base , Calif., with ... piggyback 10-pound Oscar (orbiting satellite carrying amateur radio) satellite aboard in addition to the Discoverer payload. Oscar was the first satellite built by private citizens to be put in orbit ...
... crowd estimated at 50,000 people (normal population of New Concord, 2,127).
Capsule from DISCOVERER XXXVIII recovered in midair over the Pacific by a USAF C-130 piloted by Capt ... second recovery, the 8th midair recovery, and the 12th recovery air or sea during the Discoverer series. The capsule had been in polar orbit 4 days since its launch on February ...
Capsule of DISCOVERER XVII ejected after 31 orbits and successfully snared at 9,000 feet by USAF C- ... from USAF Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense carried in capsule recovered from DISCOVERER XVII .
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300-pound capsule of DISCOVERER XVIII caught at 14,000 feet by USAF 0-119 crew, after making 48 polar ... blood and bone marrow to study effect of radiation in space. This was the second DISCOVERER capsule catch by 0-119 crew headed by Capt. Gene Jones, while precision of the ...
... specimens including human tissue recovered from the capsule of DISCOVERER XVIII two days ago, showed far less radiation effects than specimens recovered from DISCOVERER XVII in November.
Initial Sight test of new ...
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