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... -040B Webpage = Semimajor_Axis = Eccentricity = Inclination = Orbital_Period = Apoapsis = Periapsis = Orbits = Alternate Names = AXAF, Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, CXRO, 25867 Experiments = Nominal Power = 2000.0W Additional Information = http://nssdc.gsfc ... %20X-ray%20Observatory Here Data Collection = Carrier_Rocket = Space Shuttle The Chandra X-ray Observatory (formerly the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, or AXAF) was built around a high-resolution grazing incidence ...

Capt. G. E. Price flew Bell Airacobra through flight tests.

First U.S. jet-propelled aircraft flight, by an Airacomet Bell XP-59A (powered by two I-16 engines developed by General Electric from the British Whittle prototype), made at Muroc Dry Lake, Calif., with Robert Stanley as pilot.

Bell Aircraft Corp. contracted with the AAF (under Project MX-776) to produce a 100-mile guided missile (later designated the Rascal).

... and was hospitalized in stable condition. Love, 37, was chief AF pilot assigned to the X-24B program that tested a wingless aircraft to develop a space vehicle that could be ... ; acceptance of experiments, and approval of integration tests; and coordination of training programs. ( ESA release, 1 Mar 76) The European Space Agency ( ESA ) announced an agreement on loan of a radiometer ...

... method. Medium-angle camera on TIROS VI meteorological satellite stopped transmitting pictures, during orbit 1,074, but satellite's wide-angle camera was still sending pictures of "excellent quality ... performance of USAF, USN, and U.S. Army Scientific research vehicles. Specifically included were X-20 ( Dyna-Soar ) manned space vehicle; Project West, Ford (orbiting metallic filaments); space ...

... of innovators and explorers. It also tests concepts and solutions for potential future NASA missions. X-Hab is sponsored by NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate and the Innovative Partnerships Office ... examples are blocked from view by the rust. The findings appear in the Friday July 1, online edition of the International Journal of Astrobiology. "The plausibility of life on Mars depends ...

... . ''(NASA Rpt SRL; NASA Release 69-9)'' NASA was developing novel technique for photographing faint x-ray sources, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications, Dr. John E. Naugle, told ... and technology program, he said technique would reduce required exposure time 1/10 to 1/1000 and was "likely to revolutionize x-ray observations where telescopes are not usable." Based on Princeton Univ ...

... and geologically active. Satellites had studied stars beyond the solar system through x-rays, gamma rays, and cosmic rays. OAO 1 (launched Dec. 7, 1968) and OAO 3 (launched Aug. 21, 1972 ... system Intelsat now carrying three-quarters of the world's intercontinental telecommunications traffic." ''(CR, 10/1/73, S18200)'' Dr. Alexander Rocker, European Space Research Organization ( ESRO ) Director General, sent a message ...

... -periodic oscillations that might indicate the presence of fast rotating neutron stars in very old X-ray binary systems. The discovery of the oscillations opened up an entirely new area of ... July 19/85) Marshall Space Flight Center ( MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER MSFC ) announced that July 1 marked the center's 25th anniversary. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER MSFC currently managed a budget ...

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