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Zoom and Spin around Atlanta
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| Title |
Zoom and Spin around Atlanta: True Color |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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Zoom and Spin around Atlanta
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| Title |
Zoom and Spin around Atlanta: True Color |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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Zoom and Spin around Atlanta
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| Title |
Zoom and Spin around Atlanta: True Color |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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Zoom and Spin around Atlanta
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| Title |
Zoom and Spin around Atlanta: True Color |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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3D Atlanta Heat Island
| Title |
3D Atlanta Heat Island |
| Abstract |
Zoom in showing true color, then changing to daytime thermal, then nighttime thermal, using mountain top, Landsat, ATLAS thermal, land use, and clouds/convection data |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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3D Atlanta Heat Island
| Title |
3D Atlanta Heat Island |
| Abstract |
Zoom in showing true color, then changing to daytime thermal, then nighttime thermal, using mountain top, Landsat, ATLAS thermal, land use, and clouds/convection data |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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3D Atlanta Heat Island
| Title |
3D Atlanta Heat Island |
| Abstract |
Zoom in showing true color, then changing to daytime thermal, then nighttime thermal, using mountain top, Landsat, ATLAS thermal, land use, and clouds/convection data |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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Zoom and Spin around Atlanta
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| Title |
Zoom and Spin around Atlanta: Nighttime Thermal view of the Heat Island |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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Zoom and Spin around Atlanta
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| Title |
Zoom and Spin around Atlanta: Nighttime Thermal view of the Heat Island |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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Zoom and Spin around Atlanta
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| Title |
Zoom and Spin around Atlanta: Nighttime Thermal view of the Heat Island |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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Zoom and Spin around Atlanta
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| Title |
Zoom and Spin around Atlanta: Nighttime Thermal view of the Heat Island |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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Zoom and Spin around Atlanta
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| Title |
Zoom and Spin around Atlanta: Nighttime Thermal view of the Heat Island |
| Completed |
2000-02-21 |
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High Energy Astronomy Observ
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| Name of Image |
High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 |
| Date of Image |
1982-01-01 |
| Full Description |
This artist's concept depicts the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 in orbit. The HEAO-2, the first imaging and largest x-ray telescope built to date, was capable of producing actual photographs of x-ray objects. Shortly after launch, the HEAO-2 was nicknamed the Einstein Observatory by its scientific experimenters in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein, whose concepts of relativity and gravitation have influenced much of modern astrophysics, particularly x-ray astronomy. The HEAO-2, designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle on November 13, 1978. The HEAO-2 was originally identified as HEAO-B but the designation was changed once the spacecraft achieved orbit. |
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High Energy Astronomy Observ
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| Name of Image |
High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 |
| Date of Image |
1975-07-01 |
| Full Description |
This illustration is a schematic of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 and its experiments. It shows the focal plane instruments (at the right) plus the associated electronics for operating the telescope as it transmitted its observations to the ground. A fifth instrument, the Monitor Proportional Counter, is located near the front of the telescope. Four separate astronomical instruments are located at the focus of this telescope and they could be interchanged for different types of observations as the observatory pointed at interesting areas of the Sky. Two of these instruments produced images, a High Resolution Imaging Detector and an Imaging Proportional Counter. The other two instruments, the Solid State Spectrometer and the Crystal Spectrometer, measured the spectra of x-ray objects. A fifth instrument, the Monitor Proportional Counter, continuously viewed space independently to study a wider band of x-ray wavelengths and to examine the rapid time variations in the sources. The HEAO-2 was nicknamed the Einstein Observatory by its scientific experimenters in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein, whose concepts of relativity and gravitation have influenced much of modern astrophysics, particularly x-ray astronomy. The HEAO-2, designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle on November 13, 1978. The HEAO-2 was originally identified as HEAO-B but the designation was changed once the spacecraft achieved orbit. |
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High Energy Astronomy Observ
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| Name of Image |
High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1 |
| Date of Image |
1982-01-01 |
| Full Description |
This artist's conception depicts the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1 in orbit. The first observatory, designated HEAO-1, was launched on August 12, 1977 aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle and was designed to survey the sky for additional x-ray and gamma-ray sources as well as pinpointing their positions. The HEAO-1 was originally identified as HEAO-A but the designation was changed once the spacecraft achieved orbit. The HEAO project involved the launching of three unmarned scientific observatories into low Earth orbit between 1977 and 1979 to study some of the most intriguing mysteries of the universe, pulsars, black holes, neutron stars, and super nova. Hardware support for the imaging instruments was provided by American Science and Engineeing. The HEAO spacecraft were built by TRW, Inc. under project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center. |
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Mercury Atlas
| Name of Image |
Mercury Atlas |
| Date of Image |
1961-02-24 |
| Full Description |
The launch of the Mercury Atlas (MA-2), an unmarned suborbital Mercury capsule test on February 24, 1961. |
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Atlas/Centaur Launch Vehicle
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| Name of Image |
Atlas/Centaur Launch Vehicle on the Launch Pad |
| Date of Image |
1977-08-01 |
| Full Description |
This picture is of an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle, carrying the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1, on Launch Complex 36 at the Air Force Eastern Test Range prior to launch on August 12, 1977. The Kennedy Space Center managed the launch operations that included a pre-aunch checkout, launch, and flight, up through the observatory separation in orbit. |
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High Energy Astronomy Observ
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| Name of Image |
High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1 |
| Date of Image |
1978-01-01 |
| Full Description |
This drawing is a schematic of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1. The first observatory, designated HEAO-1, was launched on August 12, 1977 aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle and was designed to survey the sky for additional x-ray and gamma-ray sources as well as pinpointing their positions. The HEAO-1 was originally identified as HEAO-A but the designation was changed once the spacecraft achieved orbit. The HEAO project involved the launching of three unmarned scientific observatories into low Earth orbit between 1977 and 1979 to study some of the most intriguing mysteries of the universe, pulsars, black holes, neutron stars, and super nova. Hardware support for the imaging instruments was provided by American Science and Engineeing. The HEAO spacecraft were built by TRW, Inc. under project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center. |
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Atlas-Centaur-52, HEAO-2
| Name of Image |
Atlas-Centaur-52, HEAO-2 |
| Date of Image |
1978-11-13 |
| Full Description |
The Atlas-Centaur-52 launch vehicle on the launch pad. The Atlas-Centaur-52 placed the High Energy Astronomy Observatory-2 (HEAO-2) in orbit on November 13, 1978. |
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The Launch of an Atlas/Centa
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| Name of Image |
The Launch of an Atlas/Centaur Launch Vehicle |
| Date of Image |
1978-11-13 |
| Full Description |
The launch of an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle is shown in this photograph. The Atlas/Centaur, launched on November 13, 1978, carried the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 into the required orbit. The second observatory, the HEAO-2 (nicknamed the Einstein Observatory in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein) carried the first telescope capable of producing actual photographs of x-ray objects. |
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Image of the Eta Carinae Neb
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| Name of Image |
Image of the Eta Carinae Nebula Taken by the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 |
| Date of Image |
1979-01-01 |
| Full Description |
This image is an x-ray view of Eta Carinae Nebula showing bright stars taken with the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2/Einstein Observatory. The Eta Carinae Nebula is a large and complex cloud of gas, crisscrossed with dark lanes of dust, some 6,500 light years from Earth. Buried deep in this cloud are many bright young stars and a very peculiar variable star. The HEAO-2, the first imaging and largest x-ray telescope built to date, was capable of producing actual photographs of x-ray objects. Shortly after launch, the HEAO-2 was nicknamed the Einstein Observatory by its scientific experimenters in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein, whose concepts of relativity and gravitation have influenced much of modern astrophysics, particularly x-ray astronomy. The HEAO-2, designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle on November 13, 1978. |
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Assembling the High Energy A
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| Name of Image |
Assembling the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1 |
| Date of Image |
1977-01-01 |
| Full Description |
This photograph shows the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1 being assembled at TRW Systems of Redondo Beach, California. The HEAO was designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center. The first observatory, designated HEAO-1, was launched on August 12, 1977 aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle and was designed to survey the sky for additional x-ray and gamma-ray sources as well as pinpointing their positions. The HEAO-1 was originally identified as HEAO-A but the designation was changed once the spacecraft achieved orbit. |
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Image of the Crab Nebula Tak
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| Name of Image |
Image of the Crab Nebula Taken by the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 |
| Date of Image |
1979-01-01 |
| Full Description |
This is an x-ray image of the Crab Nebula taken with the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2/Einstein Observatory. The image is demonstrated by a pulsar, which appears as a bright point due to its pulsed x-ray emissions. The strongest region of diffused emissions comes from just northwest of the pulsar, and corresponds closely to the region of brightest visible-light emission. The HEAO-2, the first imaging and largest x-ray telescope built to date, was capable of producing actual photographs of x-ray objects. Shortly after launch, the HEAO-2 was nicknamed the Einstein Observatory by its scientific experimenters in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein, whose concepts of relativity and gravitation have influenced much of modern astrophysics, particularly x-ray astronomy. The HEAO-2, designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle on November 13, 1978. |
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Image of the Great Nebula in
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| Name of Image |
Image of the Great Nebula in Andromeda, M31 Taken by the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 |
| Date of Image |
1978-01-01 |
| Full Description |
Both of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO) 2/Einstein Observatory imaging devices were used to observe the Great Nebula in Andromeda, M31. This image is a wide field x-ray view of the center region of M31 by the HEAO-2's Imaging Proportional Counter. The HEAO-2, the first imaging and largest x-ray telescope built to date, was capable of producing actual photographs of x-ray objects. Shortly after launch, the HEAO-2 was nicknamed the Einstein Observatory by its scientific experimenters in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein, whose concepts of relativity and gravitation have influenced much of modern astrophysics, particularly x-ray astronomy. The HEAO-2, designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle on November 13, 1978. |
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Image of the Great Nebula in
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| Name of Image |
Image of the Great Nebula in Andromeda, M31 Taken by the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 |
| Date of Image |
1978-01-01 |
| Full Description |
Both of the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2/Einstein Observatory imaging devices were used to observe the Great Nebula in Andromeda, M31. This is a smaller field and more detailed view of the central region of the Great Nebula in Andromeda, M31, taken with the High Resolution Imager. The HEAO-2, the first imaging and largest x-ray telescope built to date, was capable of producing actual photographs of x-ray objects. Shortly after launch, the HEAO-2 was nicknamed the Einstein Observatory by its scientific experimenters in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein, whose concepts of relativity and gravitation have influenced much of modern astrophysics, particularly x-ray astronomy. The HEAO-2, designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle on November 13, 1978. |
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Image of the Vela Supernova
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| Name of Image |
Image of the Vela Supernova Remnant Taken by the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 |
| Date of Image |
1980-01-01 |
| Full Description |
Like the Crab Nebula, the Vela Supernova Remnant has a radio pulsar at its center. In this image taken by the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2/Einstein Observatory, the pulsar appears as a point source surrounded by weak and diffused emissions of x-rays. HEAO-2's computer processing system was able to record and display the total number of x-ray photons (a tiny bundle of radiant energy used as the fundamental unit of electromagnetic radiation) on a scale along the margin of the picture. The HEAO-2, the first imaging and largest x-ray telescope built to date, was capable of producing actual photographs of x-ray objects. Shortly after launch, the HEAO-2 was nicknamed the Einstein Observatory by its scientific experimenters in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein, whose concepts of relativity and gravitation have influenced much of modern astrophysics, particularly x-ray astronomy. The HEAO-2, designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle on November 13, 1978. |
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Image of the Supernova Cassi
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| Name of Image |
Image of the Supernova Cassiopeia Taken by the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 |
| Date of Image |
1980-01-01 |
| Full Description |
This supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia was observed by Tycho Brahe in 1572. In this x-ray image from the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO-2/Einstein Observatory produced by nearly a day of exposure time, the center region appears filled with emissions that can be resolved into patches or knots of material. However, no central pulsar or other collapsed object can be seen. The HEAO-2, the first imaging and largest x-ray telescope built to date, was capable of producing actual photographs of x-ray objects. Shortly after launch, the HEAO-2 was nicknamed the Einstein Observatory by its scientific experimenters in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein, whose concepts of relativity and gravitation have influenced much of modern astrophysics, particularly x-ray astronomy. The HEAO-2, designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle on November 13, 1978. |
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Atlas Big Joe
| Name of Image |
Atlas Big Joe |
| Date of Image |
1959-09-01 |
| Full Description |
An Atlas launch vehicle carrying the Big Joe capsule leaves its launching pad on a 2,000-mile ballistic flight to the altitude of 100 miles. The Big Joe capsule is a boilerplate model of the marned orbital capsule under NASA's Project Mercury. The capsule was recovered and studied for the effect of re-entry heat and other flight stresses. |
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Assembling the High Energy A
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| Name of Image |
Assembling the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1 |
| Date of Image |
1977-01-01 |
| Full Description |
This photograph shows the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-1 being assembled at TRW Systems of Redondo Beach, California. The HEAO was designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center. The first observatory, designated HEAO-1, was launched on August 12, 1977 aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle and was designed to survey the sky for additional x-ray and gamma-ray sources as well as pinpointing their positions. The HEAO-1 was originally identified as HEAO-A but the designation was changed once the spacecraft achieved orbit. |
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Atlas/Centaur Launch
| Name of Image |
Atlas/Centaur Launch |
| Date of Image |
1979-09-20 |
| Full Description |
This Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle, carrying the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-3, lifted off on September 20, 1979. The HEAO-3's mission was to survey and map the celestial sphere for gamma-ray flux and make detailed measurements of cosmic-ray particles. It carried three scientific experiments: a gamma-ray spectrometer, a cosmic-ray isotope experiment, and a heavy cosmic-ray nuclei experiment. The HEAO-3 was originally identified as HEAO-C but the designation was changed once the spacecraft achieved orbit. |
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The Launch of the MA-6, Frie
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| Name of Image |
The Launch of the MA-6, Friendship 7 |
| Date of Image |
1962-02-20 |
| Full Description |
The launch of the MA-6, Friendship 7, on February 20, 1962. Boosted by the Mercury-Atlas vehicle, a modified Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), Friendship 7 was the first U.S. marned orbital flight and carried Astronaut John H. Glenn into orbit. Astronaut Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. |
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Image of the Supernova Remna
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| Name of Image |
Image of the Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A Taken by the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO)-2 |
| Date of Image |
1980-01-01 |
| Full Description |
This x-ray photograph of the Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, taken with the High Energy Astronomy Observatory (HEAO) 2/Einstein Observatory, shows that the regions with fast moving knots of material in the expanding shell are bright and clear. A faint x-ray halo, just outside the bright shell, is interpreted as a shock wave moving ahead of the expanding debris. The HEAO-2, the first imaging and largest x-ray telescope built to date, was capable of producing actual photographs of x-ray objects. Shortly after launch, the HEAO-2 was nicknamed the Einstein Observatory by its scientific experimenters in honor of the centernial of the birth of Albert Einstein, whose concepts of relativity and gravitation have influenced much of modern astrophysics, particularly x-ray astronomy. The HEAO-2, designed and developed by TRW, Inc. under the project management of the Marshall Space Flight Center, was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle on November 13, 1978. |
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STS-45 Mission Insignia
| Name of Image |
STS-45 Mission Insignia |
| Date of Image |
1991-10-01 |
| Full Description |
Designed by the crewmembers, the STS-45 patch depicts the Space Shuttle launching from the Kennedy Space Center into a high inclination orbit. From this vantage point, the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS) payload can view Earth, the sun, and their dynamic interactions against the background of space. Earth is prominently displayed and is the focus of the mission's space plasma physics and Earth sciences observations. The colors of the setting sun, measured by sensitive instruments, provide detailed information about ozone, carbon dioxide and other gases which determine Earth's climate and environment. Encircling the scene are the names of the flight crewmembers. The additional star in the ring is to recognize Charles R. Chappell and Michael Lampton, alternate payload specialists, and the entire ATLAS-1 team for its dedication and support of this Mission to Planet Earth. |
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STS-45 Launch
| Name of Image |
STS-45 Launch |
| Date of Image |
1992-03-24 |
| Full Description |
The STS-45 mission launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on March 24, 1992 at 8:13:40am (EST) carrying the Atmospheric Laboratory for Application and Science (ATLAS-1) as its primary payload. Crew members included: Charles F. Bolden, Jr., commander, Brian Duffy, pilot, Kathryn D. Sullivan, payload commander, Byron K. Lichtenberg, payload specialist 1, Dirk K. Frimout, payload specialist 2, David C. Leestma, mission specialist 2, and C. Michael Foale, mission specialist 3. |
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Onboard Photo : STS-45 Atlas
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| Name of Image |
Onboard Photo : STS-45 Atlas-1 |
| Date of Image |
1992-03-24 |
| Full Description |
Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-45) onboard photo of Mission Specialist Kathryn Sullivan working in the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (Atlas-1) module. Atlas-1 flew in a series of Spacelab flights that measured long term variability in the total energy radiated by the Sun and determined the variability in the solar spectrum. |
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Spacelab
| Name of Image |
Spacelab |
| Date of Image |
1983-01-01 |
| Full Description |
The European Space Research Organization, which later became the European Space Agency (ESA), agreed in 1973 to develop a marned laboratory as Europe's contribution to the new Space Transportation System. What became Spacelab was conceived originally at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) as a sortie can, a modular laboratory system to be periodically installed in the Space Shuttle for week-long science missions. The facility was designed, tested and provided to NASA by ESA. The MSFC became responsible for technical and programmatic monitoring of many of the Spacelab Missions, including the International Microgravity Laboratory, ATLAS, Spacelab-J, the United States Microgravity Payload, and the United States Microgravity Laboratory series of missions. All Spacelab missions are controlled from NASA's Spacelab Mission Operations Control Center at the MSFC. This photograph shows Spacelab 1 module in the cargo bay. The Spacelab 1 was launched aboard Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia (STS-9) on November 18, 1983. |
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Astronaut Scott Carpenter
| Name of Image |
Astronaut Scott Carpenter |
| Date of Image |
1959-04-27 |
| Full Description |
Astronaut Scott Carpenter, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. Boosted by the Mercury-Atlas vehicle, the MA-7 mission made the second marned orbital flight by the United States, and carried Astronaut Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 spacecraft to orbit the Earth three times. |
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Astronaut John H. Glenn
| Name of Image |
Astronaut John H. Glenn |
| Date of Image |
1959-04-27 |
| Full Description |
Astronaut John H. Glenn, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-6 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Atlas vehicle, was the first manned orbital launch by the United States, and carried Astronaut Glenn aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft to orbit the Earth. |
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Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper
| Name of Image |
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper |
| Date of Image |
1959-04-27 |
| Full Description |
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-9 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle, was the last flight of the Mercury Project. The Faith 7 spacecraft orbited the Earth 22 times in 1-1/2 days. |
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Astronaut Walter M. Schirra
| Name of Image |
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra |
| Date of Image |
1959-04-27 |
| Full Description |
Astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-8 (Mercury-Atlas) mission with Sigma 7 spacecraft was the third marned orbital flight by the United States, and made the six orbits in 9-1/4 hours. |
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Astronaut John Glenn Enters
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| Name of Image |
Astronaut John Glenn Enters Friendship 7 |
| Date of Image |
1962-02-20 |
| Full Description |
Astronaut John Glenn enters the Mercury spacecraft, Friendship 7, prior to the launch of MA-6 on February 20, 1961 and became the first American who orbited the Earth. The MA-6 mission was the first manned orbital flight boosted by the Mercury-Atlas vehicle, a modified Atlas ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile), lasted for five hours, and orbited the Earth three times. |
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Venus as captured by Marinar
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| Name of Image |
Venus as captured by Marinar 10 in early 1974 |
| Date of Image |
1989-02-05 |
| Full Description |
Using an altraviolet filter of imaging system, the photo has been color-enhanced to simulate Venus's natural color as the human eye would see it. Venus is perpetually blanketed by a thick veil of clouds high in carbon dioxide and its surface temperature approaches 900 degrees fahrenheit. Launched on 11/3/73 atop an Atlas-Centaur rocket, Mariner 10 flew by Venus on 2/5/74. |
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Atlas Centaur Rocket Launch
| Name of Image |
Atlas Centaur Rocket Launch |
| Date of Image |
1990-07-25 |
| Full Description |
An Atlas Centaur rocket (AC-S9) was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station complex 36B carrying into orbit the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES) spacecraft. CRRES was a joint NASA/Air Force mission to study the effects of chemical release on the Earth?s atmosphere and magnetosphere. |
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Atlas-Centaur
| Name of Image |
Atlas-Centaur |
| Date of Image |
1990-09-25 |
| Full Description |
The Atlas-Centaur, AC-68 vehicle, with the FLTSATCOM (F-8 Communication Satellite) aboard, on the Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The FLTSATCOM will provide communications for ships and submarines at sea, planes in the air and military ground units throughout the world. It will also provide instant communications between the President and the Commanding Officers. |
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Combined Release and Radiati
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| Name of Image |
Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite |
| Date of Image |
1991-01-01 |
| Full Description |
In July 1990, the Marshall Space Flight Center, in a joint project with the Department of Defense/Air Force Space Test Program, launched the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES) using an Atlas I launch vehicle. The mission was designed to study the effects of artificial ion clouds produced by chemical releases on the Earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere, and to monitor the effects of space radiation environment on sophisticated electronics. |
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Atlas-Centaur, AC-69
| Name of Image |
Atlas-Centaur, AC-69 |
| Date of Image |
1990-07-25 |
| Full Description |
The Atlas-Centaur, AC-69, launched the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES) in orbit on July 25, 1990. |
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ATLAS-1 Logo
| Name of Image |
ATLAS-1 Logo |
| Date of Image |
1990-11-26 |
| Full Description |
The primary payload for the Space Shuttle mission STS-45, launched March 24, 1992, was the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-1 (ATLAS-1)which was mounted on nondeployable Spacelab pallets in the orbiter cargo bay. Eight countries, th U.S., France, Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and Japan, provided 12 instruments designed to perform 14 investigations in four fields. Atmospheric science instruments/investigations: Atmospheric Lyman-Alpha Emissions (ALAE), Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy (ATMOS), Grille Spectrometer (GRILLE), Imaging Spectrometric Observatory (ISO), Millimeter-Wave Atmospheric Sounder (MAS). Solar Science: Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (ACRIM), Measurement of the Solar Constant (SOLCON), Solar Spectrum from 180 to 3,200 Nanometers (SOLSPEC), Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SUSIM). Space Plasma Physics: Atmospheric Emissions Photometric Imaging (AEPI), Space Experiments with Particle Accelerators (SEPAC). Ultraviolet astronomy: Far Ultraviolet Space Telescope (FAUST). This is the logo or emblem that was designed to represent the ATLAS-1 payload. |
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Launch of Atlas-Centaur, Mar
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| Name of Image |
Launch of Atlas-Centaur, Mariner X |
| Date of Image |
1973-11-03 |
| Full Description |
The launch of the Atlas-Centaur carrying the Mariner X spacecraft on November 3, 1973. This mission was for the exploration of the planets Venus and Mercury. |
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Launch of Vanguard
| Name of Image |
Launch of Vanguard |
| Date of Image |
1955-09-01 |
| Full Description |
Launch of a three-stage Vanguard (SLV-7) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 18, 1959. Designated Vanguard III, the 100-pound satellite was used to study the magnetic field and radiation belt. In September 1955, the Department of Defense recommended and authorized the new program, known as Project Vanguard, to launch Vanguard booster to carry an upper atmosphere research satellite in orbit. The Vanguard vehicles were used in conjunction with later booster vehicle such as the Thor and Atlas, and the technique of gimbaled (movable) engines for directional control was adapted to other rockets. |
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Atlas-Agena
| Name of Image |
Atlas-Agena |
| Date of Image |
1962-04-23 |
| Full Description |
The Atlas-Agena-4 boosted the Ranger IV spacecraft for the first U.S. lunar impact on April 23, 1962. |
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