... Even though the DoD would ultimately select senior Air Force officials, US Navy oceanographers and Air Weather Service officers as shuttle payload specialists, MSEs would be the first personnel from an American military programme to go into space. ... One Air Force officer, Maj. ... Jacobson was concerned about shuttle launch delays and wanted the MSEs to understand that his mission, i.e., the launch of national security payloads, dwarfed their mission, flights in space by Air Force personnel. ...

... The OC "Mir" orbit parametres before the final burns . ... Orbit period (in min) . ... Mean orbit altitude (km) . ... solar F 10.7 flux . ... F 10.7 <= 100 - low level; 100 < F 10.7 < 150 - medium level; F 10.7 >= 150 - high level . Orbit 86328(15) - the first burn bulding the descent orbit  D V 1 =9.3 m/s. After burn altitude H min = 188.2 km, H max = 219.2 km. Orbit 86329(16) - the descent orbit second impulse D V 2 =10.4 m/s. After burn altitude H min = 158.9 km, H max = 218.5 km. ...

... Звезды типа Миры Кита и полуправильные Среди пульсирующих переменных звезд поздних классов видное место занимают долгопериодические переменные звезды (ДПП). ... Изменения блеска мирид происходят более или менее регулярно, периоды большинства мирид находятся в интервале от 150 до 600 суток ( рис. ... В 4-м издании Общего каталога переменных звезд (ОКПЗ) ДПП (включая переменные типа Миры Кита, или мириды, и полуправильные переменные поздних классов) составляют самую многочисленную группу переменных. ...

... A rough estimation is that in the United States there is one planetarium per 100,000 population, ranging in size from the Hayden Planetarium's 20-meter dome seating 430 people, to three-meter inflatable portable domes where children sit on the floor. ... Together dblo associates make a huge impact in the architecture, interior design and development arena in London. ... With the holidays around the corner what better way to spoil your family than with your very own private home cinema. ...