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... system. Apollo science had eliminated once-popular hypothesis that moon had been captured 1 to 2 billion yrs ago, "but beyond this the question remains unanswered. If the nature of compositional ... scientists and exchange of samples between U.S. and U.S.S.R. ''(Science, 6/2/72, 975-81)'' Protocol on U.S.-U.S.S.R. scientific and technological cooperation ... Boris Isayev of Soviet Standards Committee. ''(Tass, FBIS-Sov, 6/5/72, Li)'' NASA U-2 reconnaissance aircraft on loan to Virginia Institute of Marine Science would begin 45-day study ...

... 1.4 m in diameter (7 by 4.5 ft), carrying antenna booms that extended 2.7 m (9 ft) from each end, gamma ray spectrometer, and low-altitude particle-measuring ... important aspect of manned space flight has become desirable." ''(NASA Activities, 10/15/72, 200-2)'' Flight Research Center announced successful remote-control landing of 1600-kg (3500-1b) modified Piper ... Release 72-128)'' September 1972 September October 1972 October Oct 1 1972 1 Oct 2 1972 2 Oct 3 1972 3 Oct 4 1972 4 Oct 5 1972 5 Oct 6 1972 ...

... Soyuz crew, Thomas O'Toole reported in the Washington Post. Their assessment was that Salyut 2 had begun tumbling in orbit when a maneuvering engine fired and then kept firing out of control. The firing had forced Salyut 2 into cartwheel motion through space. Its solar panels had been torn loose, cutting the station ... and localities to participate at the Federal level in establishing R&D priorities. ''(CR, 5/2/73, S8159)'' President Nixon submitted nominations to the Senate: Howard A. Callaway to be Secretary ...

... . The spacecraft then headed on toward a September 1979 encounter with Saturn. Pioneer 10 , launched 2 March 1972, had been the first spacecraft to reach Jupiter-3 Nov. 1973-9 Jan ... -outermost of the five inner moons-and began returning its best pictures of Jupiter. On 2 Dec. Pioneer 11 crossed the orbits of Jupiter's four closest moons and entered the ... structure across the poles. ''(NASA Releases 74-292, 74-300; Hall, Opp, et al., Science, 2 May 75, 445-77; NASA Pioneer Mgr, interview, 12 Nov 75; NASA press conference transcript ...

... the Government of Canada. Under the agreement-provided for in the Memorandum of Understanding signed 2 Aug.-- ESRO , COMSAT General, and Canada would furnish the space segment capability for the intergovernmental ... to advance procurement for lower costs and for preventing slowdowns from shortages. ''(Covault, Av Wk, 2 Dec 74, 38-42 ; Lilly, interview, 19 Sept 75)'' November 1974 November December 1974 December ...

... with other configurations to do away with the problem: of instability near the ground. (Newsweek, 2 June 75) U.S. helicopter manufacturers were increasing production to capitalize on heavy worldwide demand ... . All systems aboard the spacecraft were functioning normally. (Tass, FBIS-Sov, 18 June 75, U1) 2-7 June: Three NASA scientists and two Europeans conducted a Spacelab simulation mission aboard NASA ...

... that time would allow them to solve the problem. Both Viking spacecraft Viking l and 2 were launched with their lander batteries essentially uncharged to prolong their lives; the batteries aboard ... had been identified might have damaged it as well as the prime charger. Viking spacecraft 2 Viking 2 , originally scheduled to be launched first, had been pulled back for repair after its ... Release 75-233) October 1975 October November 1975 November Nov 1 1975 1 Nov 2 1975 2 Nov 3 1975 3 Nov 4 1975 4 Nov 5 1975 5 Nov 6 1975 ...

NASA planned 18 major satellite launchings in 1976, 16 from Cape Canaveral and 2 from the Western Test Range at Vandenberg Air Force Base . First of these, on 13 ... built by West Germany. Other NASA launches during the year would include 2 comsats for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; 2 maritime comsats (Marisats); Palapa , a comsat for the Indonesian government; the ...

... the solar system. Reports from Italy, Switzerland, and elsewhere described the comet's tail as 2 to 4 times the apparent diameter of the moon, unusually short for so bright a ... , highflying aircraft, and ground-based instruments; smog or clouds might make ground observation difficult. (NYT, 2 Mar 76, 17; 9 Mar 76, 43; B :Sun, 3 Mar 76, A-3) February 1976 February March 1976 March Mar 1 1976 1 Mar 2 1976 2 Mar 3 1976 3 Mar 4 1976 4 Mar 5 1976 5 Mar 6 1976 ...

... an area west of the previously selected landing point. (W Post, 8 July 76, A-2) An altered orbit put Viking spacecraft 1 Viking 1 over an area called Plateau of ... plateau to be "twice as smooth as the plains." (W Post, 7 July 76, A-2) A JPL spokesman said preliminary pictures of another landing site proposed for Viking spacecraft 1 Viking 1 showed Martian terrain as rugged as that in 2 spots previously rejected. Viking spacecraft 1 Viking 1 was scheduled to take more photographs of ...

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