National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... Bruce McCandless II (Captain, USN, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (former) . ... He was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo 14 mission and was backup pilot for the first manned Skylab mission (SL-1/SL-2). ... A veteran of two space flights, McCandless has logged over 312 hours in space, including 4 hours of MMU flight time. ... With the completion of this flight McCandless logged 191 hours in space (including 4 hours of MMU flight time). ...

... Our tours this year include: Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Bauman Moscow State Technical University Orevo Laboratory, Russian Mission Control Center (TsUP), Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Lavochkin Scientific and Industrial Association, Energomash Scientific and Industrial Association, Scientific and Industrial Association "Zvezda", Khrunichev State Research & Production Space Center, Monino Air Force Museum. Bauman Moscow State Technical University . Moscow) . ...

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source, such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem. ... Information on the NTP architecture, protocol and algorithms can be found in the following articles and reports, which are available online . Mills, D.L. Internet time synchronization: the Network Time Protocol. ... Mills, D.L. Network Time Protocol (Version 3) specification, implementation and analysis. ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... Company's History . ... History . ... Graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute (1941), Doctor of Science, Engineering (1957), professor, corresponding member (1958), full member (1966) of ... Sciences, of the International Academy of Astronautics. 1932 to 1934 - apprentice mechanic at factory apprenticeship school of TsAGI, Moscow . 1934 to 1935 - mechanic at Special Tasks Shop of TsAGI, Moscow . 1940 to 1941 - designer at Plant 84, Khimki...

HST/GSFC Project Report ! ... Astrophysics Projects Division ! ... HST Senior Project Scientist ! Operations Project Scientist ! ... Science Operations Manager ! ... HST.Operations.April2013 STUC! Page 1 ! ... Enhanced blue wavelength science using Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS)! ... Condition of MLI observed during SM4 was as G! expected; degradation continuing · NOBLs installed on Bays 5, 7 and 8 during SM4 NOBLs tracking predictions well HST.Operations.April2013 STUC! ...

... After delivery of all engineering models and SRT test sets to LA main ASC activities were moved to LA as well. ... Special attention was paid to the problem of tests on the electromagnetic compatibility between service and scientific on-board payload. ... The SRT was attached to special supporting frame, and LNA cooling system (NSOTR) was installed on the Focal Container. ... FC Focal Container - hermetic package with the scientific payload; it contains receivers, . ... TVT Thermo-Vacuum Tests . ...

... This is possible at modest cost due to the low moments of inertia of the telescope and enclosure. ... This same performance will be achieved in higher winds when the telescope enclosure is facing away from the wind, or by using wind screens. ... The telescope system (MILT) will be remotely operable with an on-site operator's assistance by an astronomer located at one of the ARC member institutions. ... Mean Wind Speed . ... Offsets > 10 deg: 1 arc sec rms max . ... 5 sec max, tracking to tracking . ...

... SITe CCD Imaging Products . ... Standard components range in size from a 512 x 512 pixel format for small-area imaging requirements to a 2048 x 4096 pixel format, three-edge buttable imager for large-area imaging. ... Because of the size of these files, we have given you the approximate time it will take to download each document using a 28.8 modem. ... TEC 1024 x 1024 PDF version (downloads in appx. 4:15 using a 28.8 modem). TEC 512 x 512 PDF version (downloads in about 4 min using a 28.8 modem). ...

OptInt PmWiki . ... Edit Page | Page History | Attach | ... MROI Delay Line Design Contract . ... Document Management . ... Design Documentation . ... Released FDR Documents . ... MROI DL Production SW Contract . ... MROI Fast Tip-Tilt Contract . ... Design Documents . ... MROI . ... MROI FTT Contract Private Material . Contract Documents . ... MROI DL Design Contract Private Material . ... AP local page . ... Include Other Pages . ... Page last modified on December 01, 2009, at 06:39 AM . ...

... Created: 23 February 2001 . ... SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE MANUAL . ... 9 January 2001 . ... Note: in the final document, the table of contents will be to third level] . The Software Maintenance Manual describes the procedures for installation and maintenance of the software for the Gemini Near-infrared Integral Field Spectrograph (NIFS). ... Section 19.4.3 of the document “Programmatic Requirements for Gemini Instrumentation Development” states the requirements for the Software Maintenance Manual . ...

Next: HST Paper Products: A New Way to Look at HST Data . ... After providing on-the-fly re-calibration of HST data to archive users, ST-ECF has embarked on a new project aiming at grouping, cosmic ray cleaning and drizzling images taken by most HST instruments. ... The production of the missing jitter files combined with the extraction of additional engineering parameters will greatly enhance the homogeneity and the scientific value of the entire archive. ... 1995, HST Data Handbook, STScI, 107 . ...

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... Required qualifications: BS in Electronics Engineering. ... Required qualifications: BS in Electronics Engineering or Electronics Technology field with three to five years experience in operation, calibration and maintenance of high-voltage equipment or equivalent combination. Supervisory experience required. ... Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, with more than five but less than seven years experience or equivalent combination. ...

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... ESO is building what will be the World's largest optical telescope array, The Very Large Telescope (VLT). The VLT Project organisation is responsible for the design and construction of the Unit Telescopes, including enclosures, optics, adapter-rotators and coating unit. ... Unit Telescopes Overview - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Secondary mirror (M2 Unit) - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Coating Unit - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ...

S AO's New Generation Multipurpose CCD Controller . ... In the 1990?s considerable advances have been made in the world over technology of manufacturing scientific image detectors with high photoelectric characteristics, which called for the creation of new complex array controllers to operate such detectors. ... very low readout noise; . ... Quite a few teams of researchers and engineers are ingaged in the development of controllers. ... development, SPICE modelling and design of modules; . ...

TOOLS OF TEST GENERATION FOR SATELLITES CONTROL PROGRAMS Andrey Tyugashev, Ekaterina Myasnikova, Elena Sopchenko S.P. Korolyov Samara State Aerospace University (National Reseach University) The paper presents a research in the field of test automation for testing spacecraft control programs. ... Programmers or designers of spacecraft systems write tests manually. ... Tests are carried out by issuing the control actions on the spacecraft and condition monitoring systems parameters of the spacecraft. ...

... 29a. Satellite looking up . ... 29e. Explorers of distant space . Space Index . This groups includes about 200 communication satellites ("comsats") scattered in synchronous orbits above the Earth's equator. ... 6 Earth radii (42,000 km or 26,000 miles), these satellite make one orbit per day, ( sidereal day of 23 h 56 min--see here ) and therefore as the Earth turns, they always stay above the same ground station. ... Next Satellite Class: #29e Missions to Planets and to Distant Space . ...

NIST Spetial Publication 500-220 . Guide on Open System Environment (OSE) Procurements . ... An Open System Environment encompasses the functionality needed to provide interoperability, portability, and scalability of computerized applications across networks of heterogeneous, multi-vendor hardware/software/communications platforms. ... The Open System Environment concept has become ubiquitous throughout both the public and private sectors. ... ACQUIRING AN OPEN SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT 11 . ...

Russian Space Science Internet (RSSI) is a successful result of RSSI Project. ... space oriented organizations; . ... RSSI offers for its members : . ... videoconferences via MBONE Internet protocol (there are 2 tunnels available now through the general IP network: one to NASA Internet, and another to Moscow State University); . ... It is designed so that all organizations connected to the RSSI gain access to the resources of Russian computer networks as well as world wide Internet. ... nic@rssi.ru ...