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). ...

... 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 . ...

... ISS-1 . ... Station element . ... July 12, 2001 , US Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on mission STS-104 (ISS deployment program flight number 7A), and on July 14 it docked with ISS. ... The objective of the mission is to deliver, install and activate on-board the space station a multi-purpose Quest airlock intended to support space walks conducted both in US and Russian spacesuits. Besides, Atlantis delivered to the space station consumables, water supplies and scientific equipment. ...

... ATNF Home . About ATNF . ... About ATNF overview . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . ... Australia Telescope 20GHz Survey . ... Compact Stellar Systems in the Fornax Cluster: Super-massive Star Clusters or Extremely Compact Dwarf Galaxies? ... Our Fornax Spectroscopic Survey , carried out with the 2dF multi-object spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope (see Drinkwater et al. 2000), is now 87% complete in its first field to a limit of B J =19.7. ...

... The International Space Station Expands Again . ... In a recently completed rendezvous, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery, in its final flight, visited the ISS and added components that included the Leonardo Multi Purpose Logistics Module. ... Rocks from space hit Earth every day. ... Discovery Visits the Space Station . ... Five days ago, the space shuttle Discovery was launched to the International Space Station, carrying six crew members and the large Leonardo Multi Purpose Logistics Module. ...

From: TerryMosel aol.com Date: 30 November 2006 23:07:50 GMT Subject: Events, News, Shuttle mission Hi all, It's a busy time of year! ... Details are at www.astronomy.ie . ... STS-116 will deliver a third truss segment, a SPACEHAB module and other key components during the Shuttle's 20th mission to the International Space Station (ISS). ... The astronauts will head outside the ISS in their EVA suits and wait for mission control to switch off the ISS power. ... Clear Skies, Terry Moseley . ...

... Each is linked to 3-6 detailed files, telling a more complete story, and those in turn may have other links, including history sections which tell about the related history. ... Each is linked to either the next item in sequence, or else to the related historical overview. ... You can also link here to a self-contained overview of the early history of magnetism...note that links to all files are given in their proper order on the home page, linked here and also at the end of any "Exploration" file. ...

... Font: Text: Variable: Symbol: Times New Roman Times New Roman Italic True Type Symbol font (Type 1 fonts only) Type Size: Paper title : Author (s): Affiliation (s): Normal text: Text in tables: Symbols: Sub/super-script: 12 10 10 10 9 10 7 pt pt pt pt pt pt pt bold ( TITLE ) bold ( Author ) italic ( Affiliation ) (regular text) ( ) (x y) GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS For Latex users, a set of macros is available on the ESA Publications www-site ... Papers must be prepared in this two-column format. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Activities > APEX Science Verification > SHFI . ... Observing Facilities . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Telescope Time Allocation . ... ESO Data . ... The Science Verification (SV) observations of the APEX Swedish Heterodyne Facility Instrument were observed in March 2008. ... A selection of the APEX-1 proposals listed below have been observed during the week of joint SV observations in March 2008, and later during the ESO time of period...

This web site can be used in many ways: ...look up one of the 8 summary files below. Each is linked to 3-6 detailed files, telling a more complete story, and those in turn may have other links, including history sections which tell about the related history. ... You can also link here to a self-contained overview of the early history of magnetism...note that links to all files are given in their proper order on the home page, linked here and also at the end of any "Exploration" file. ...

... With information provided by the applicant, references may submit a Reference Report Form via FastLane; reference reports may also be submitted via postal mail. ... electronic mail: felapp@nsf.gov . ... If your browser does not automatically launch the Microsoft Word 97 on-line form, a message will appear to prompt you to save the Word file to a local disk drive. b. Information via E-Mail: You can have the Guidelines for Submission of Applications and application forms sent to you via electronic...

... Get full coverage of all the material included on the PgMP Program Management Professional exam inside this comprehensive resource. Written by industry expert, trainer, and project management consultant Joseph Phillips, this definitive exam guide covers all three phases of the credential process-the PMI staff review, the multiple-choice exam, and the Multi-rater Assessment-focusing on how to pass the rigorous PgMP exam. ...

... Комментариев нет 22 августа 2010, 13:58 Blogger , English , Астрономия . ... Neptune will finally complete its first full orbit of the sun since it was discovered in 1846a approximately one year from now, according to NASA estimates. ... Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-21 . ...

... Each IYA Discovery Guide includes: . ... The Night Sky Network is a nationwide coalition of amateur astronomy clubs bringing the science, technology, and inspiration of NASA's missions to the general public. ... The Night Sky Network's International Year of Astronomy (IYA) Discovery Guides are supported and sponsored by the NASA Forums and missions listed below: . Space Telescope Science Institute's Origins Education Forum . ... NASA Education Forum on the Structure and Evolution of the Universe . ...

Mariner 10 . ... Mariner 10 was the seventh successful launch in the Mariner spacecraft series, and the first to use the gravitational pull of one planet ( Venus ) to reach another ( Mercury ). ... It measured 1.39 meters (4.56 feet) diagonally and 0.457 meters (1.5 feet) in depth. ... Views of Mariner 10 . ... Venus/Mercury Mission . ... Launched in November 1973, this mission provided new information about Mercury and Venus in the Mariner program's first dual-planet mission. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... 2011 saw 472 Irish primary schools showcase excellence in science and maths. ... The Discover Primary Science and Maths programme recognises the achievements of primary school children and teachers in the application of science and maths.€а Schools registered on the Discover Primary Science and Maths programme can apply for an Award of Science and Maths Excellence after they have met certain criteria for science and maths related activities. ...

Электронная библиотека астронома-любителя. ... библиотека . архив RSN . ... Ru.Space.News: . Март 1998 . ... Дата: 26 марта 1998 (1998-03-26) От: Alexander Bondugin Тема: STARDUST Update - March 20, 1998 Привет всем! ... TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Galileo Europa Mission Status March 25, 1998 NASA's Galileo spacecraft is sending to Earth the final pictures and science information stored on its onboard tape recorder during the December 1997 flyby of Jupiter's moon Europa. ...

... GIANT Magellan Telescope . Dr. Dan Fabricant . ... The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is a 25 meter diameter optical-infrared telescope that will be sited in Chile. ... Dr. Fabricant, a leader in the design of new instruments for optical astrophysics, led the development of the optical and instrument design for the Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT) in Arizona. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Numbering Procedures for APO 2.5m and 3.5m Drawings and Engineering/Drafting Documents . ... Document part numbers are to consist of a 7 character long "base numbe,r" which is coded to provide information about the part's intended first use. The part number becomes complete and unique only with the addition of a revision number. ... Example of a "base number": 25CSA01 . ... PART NUMBER CONVENTION . ... For Example: . ... R = "Revision" . ... Questions contact Larry Carey/University of Washington ...

XmCCD ----- This distribution includes source code to utilize the Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) shared library libsbigudrv.so with a Motif-based graphical user interface program to control SBIG astronomical CCD cameras. ... The latest SBIG library is available from http://www.sbig.com However, the version included here is known to work with this program. ... XmCCD software is offered under the GNU Public License. ... It provides standard FITS library support for the image file format in xmccd. ...