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NASA's PIONEER VIII (Pioneer C) , third in series of five spacecraft designed to provide continuing measurements over the solar ... , and cosmic ray measurements for two or more passages of solar activity. As secondary mission PIONEER VIII would: (1) investigate continuously characteristics of the magnetosheath, investigate the geomagnetospheric tail, and acquire data ...

... Tts I; launched pickaback on Pioneer VIII Dec. 13, 1967)'', which was highly successful in testing Apollo communications network. Primary mission objective of 147-1b, drum-shaped Pioneer JX was to collect scientific ... good data. Pioneer VI ''(launched Dec. 16, 1965)'', Pioneer VII ''(launched Aug. 17, 1966)'', and Pioneer VIII ''(launched Dec. 16, 1967)'' were all suc­cessful and were continuing to transmit excellent data. Pioneer pro­gram ...

... tail area by Pioneer VJII at 1.75 million mi from earth after Dec. 13, 1967, launch, were similar. However, instead of smooth cylindrical structure expected at smaller distance, Pioneer VIII found conditions resembling turbulent wake, leading some scientists to conclude tail was shorter. Others, including Pioneer Project Scientist, Dr. John Wolfe, believed tail ...

... cycle at widely separated points in interplanetary space. Pioneer VI (launched Dec. 16, 1965), Pioneer VII (launched Aug. 17, 1966), Pioneer VIII (launched Dec. 16, 1967), and Pioneer IX (launched Nov. 8, 1968) had received ... and were still producing useful data from widely scattered positions in heliocentric orbits. Most recent Pioneer missions had provided new information on functions of magnetosphere, additional data on finding that diffuse ...

... . ''(Text)'' NASA's Test and Training Satellite Tts I, carried pickaback as secondary payload on Pioneer VIII and ejected into orbit Dec. 13, 1967, reen­tered atmosphere and was believed to have ...

... of Spanish Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial. Dr. Paine sent final U.S. signal to Pioneer VIII (launched Dec. 13, 1967) orbiting sun. Short time later Gen. Azcarrago sent first signal under ...

... plan entailed designs of eight models of vehicles, designated the RH-I to VIII (for Rakete-Hoefft I to VIII). The RH-I was a liquid oxygen/alcohol sounding rocket carrying recording ... ran the first of the important three-part article by the French aviation and astronautical pioneer, Robert Esnault-Pelterie titled, “Astronautics and Relativity Theory.” This appears to be the first usage ... , “Fahrtrouten,” Die Rakete, 15 May 1928, pp. 67-74; Fritz Sykora, “Guido von Pirquet - Austrian Pioneer of Astronautics,” in R. Cargill Hall, ed., ''History of Rocketry and Astronautics - Proceedings of the ...

... - Avscom: For An Airborne Army - Aerospace Reports - Future Ship Shape - 1969 '''Vol. VIII No.2''' Image:1969-02BR.jpg 100px - Rocketry's Little Leaguers - Back ... - Bell to Enter Aviation Hall of Fame - A Place for Pioneers - A Textron Division's Pioneering Member - Mentone Plans Larry's Museum - Technology's Divining Rod - ...

... for his contribution to the nation’s manned space flight program as its key engineering pioneer to investigate the feasibility of manned space flight, culminating in Project Mercury . . . and ... ninth start. ‘‘(Atomic Energy Programs, 1966, 186)’’ Smithsonian Institution had photographed reflections of GEMINI VIII and Gemini Agena Target Vehicle GATV from tracking station 20 mi. north of ...

... but revealing nothing of the difficulty that had caused emergency landing March 16 of GEMINI VIII were released at MSC press conference. There was no indication of panic aboard the spacecraft ... . ''(AP, Wash. Eve. Star, 3/17/66)'' New York Times: “The docking maneuver thus successfully pioneered is of the utmost importance. It is through combining the loads brought into space by ... , had it been on a highway, would have meant disaster.” Press commented on the GEMINI VIII mission.. Washington Evening Star: “In addition to its docking achievement, the mission was a success ...

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