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... of Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, told the press that LUNA X spacecraft had gone into orbit around the moon, but that "all may not be well" with it. He suggested that LUNA X was tumbling uncontrollably in orbit around moon at distance of 300 or 400 mi.; this theory evolved after Jodrell Bank ... /66, A1)'' April 1966 April Apr 1 1966 1 Apr 2 1966 2 Apr 3 1966 3 Apr 4 1966 4 Apr 5 1966 5 Apr 6 1966 6 Apr 7 1966 ...

... , 1967. Satellite, which had failed to achieve planned synchronous equatorial orbit Oct. 30, had been moved into modified 12-hr. orbit Dec. 1, to provide maximum visibility: eight to nine hours daily ... ; WSJ, 12/5/66, 15; Wash. Eve. Star, 12/3/66, A3)'' December 3: U.S.S.R. launched COSMOS CXXXV into earth orbit with 319-km. (197-mi.) apogee; 214-km. (133 ... Release 5-273)'' December 1966 December Dec 1 1966 1 Dec 2 1966 2 Dec 3 1966 3 Dec 4 1966 4 Dec 5 1966 5 Dec 6 1966 6 Dec 7 ...

... the Philippines were planning to join the Indonesian system. The satellites would be put into orbits that would allow point-to-point telephone connections within each country and among the three ... and space shuttle orbiter software development, JSC announced. ''(JSC Release 74-62)'' March 1974 March April 1974 April Apr 1 1974 1 Apr 2 1974 2 Apr 3 1974 3 Apr 4 1974 ...

... staging system used to move the craft from its initial low, near-circular orbit into a higher, longer life orbit with a 1022-km apogee and 915-km perigee. There the nuclear systems required for ocean surveillance radar equipment and sensors could decay naturally before the orbit decayed years in the future. ''(SBD, 3 Oct 74,164-5; GSFC SSR, 31 Oct 74)'' 3, 4, 9 October: The House Committee on ...

... award to Intl. Business Machines Corp. of a $3 203 666 contract for a system to test Shuttle cargoes for compatibility with the orbiter before loading into the payload bay. The system, called CITE (cargo integration test equipment), would simulate the orbiter's electrical and electronic environment, stimulate the payloads, monitor their response, and record the results ...

... 306-kilometer(190-mile) perigees, 90° inclination, and 409 and 97.5-minute periods. The orbits, lower than predicted, were still suitable for the full scientific mission. Launch had been delayed ... launch site, and problems with a tracking aircraft. Called DE-1 and DE-2 in orbit, the satellites would study the interaction of solar energy with near-Earth space, simultaneously acquiring ... 1981 July August 1981 August Aug 1 1981 1 Aug 2 1981 2 Aug 3 1981 3 Aug 4 1981 4 Aug 5 1981 5 Aug 6 1981 6 Aug 7 1981 ...

... upgraded version of the solid-fuel rocket booster that helped put the Space Shuttle into orbit. Present rocket power limited Space Shuttle cargo weight, flying height, and its cross-range (limiting ... ,000 lb. carried into polar orbit and at least 100,000-lb. loads into near-equatorial orbit at altitudes of at least 500 miles. (W Post, Mar 3/85, Al2) The NY Times ... 1985 February March 1985 March Mar 1 1985 1 Mar 2 1985 2 Mar 3 1985 3 Mar 4 1985 4 Mar 5 1985 5 Mar 6 1985 6 Mar 7 1985 ...

... today after circling Venus for 14 years. The orbiter was expected to bum up in Venus' atmosphere sometime in the coming week. The orbiter was the first U.S. spacecraft to circle Venus. It used a crude radar to map more than 90 percent of the planet's surface. (AP, Oct 3/92; UPI, Oct 3 ... 1992 September October 1992 October Oct 1 1992 1 Oct 2 1992 2 Oct 3 1992 3 Oct 4 1992 4 Oct 5 1992 5 Oct 6 1992 6 Oct 7 1992 ...

... . Chao explained to the New York Times the results of his research on Earth's orbit. A geophysicist at Goddard Space Flight Center , Chao attributed the Earth's slightly changed ... impounded water on the Earth's surface had actually helped speed up the Earth's orbit. Chao first made public his findings in the Geophysical Research Papers. Some members of the ... 1996 February March 1996 March Mar 1 1996 1 Mar 2 1996 2 Mar 3 1996 3 Mar 4 1996 4 Mar 5 1996 5 Mar 6 1996 6 Mar 7 1996 ...

... John M. Grunsfeld Succeeds Shannon Lucid as NASA Chief Scientist,” news release 03-280, 3 September 2003, http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2003/sep/HQ_03280_Grunsfeld.html ... establishing an independent authority to oversee Space Shuttle technical requirements, recertifying the orbiters, and accelerating the Orbital Space Plane (OSP) program. Committee members asked for O'Keefe's assurance ...

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