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Snow Covers Northeastern Uni
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| Title |
Snow Covers Northeastern United States on February 20, 2003 |
| Abstract |
Snow cover left from a storm front that came through from February 16 to February 17, 2003. |
| Completed |
2003-02-21 |
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Terra/Aqua Snow Sequence Jan
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| Title |
Terra/Aqua Snow Sequence January/February 2003 |
| Abstract |
This is a sequence of snow images from the Terra and Aqua Satellites in January and February 2003. |
| Completed |
2003-02-26 |
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Theseus taking off at Edward
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NACA Dryden test pilot Howar
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Theseus Waits on Lakebed for
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| Photo Description |
The Theseus prototype remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA) waits on the lakebed before its first test flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on May 24, 1996. |
| Project Description |
The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden?s Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Photo Date |
May 1996 |
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Members of House Committee o
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| Name of Image |
Members of House Committee on Science and Astronautics Visited MSFC |
| Date of Image |
1962-03-08 |
| Full Description |
The members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visited the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on March 9, 1962 to gather firsthand information of the nation?s space exploration program. The congressional group was composed of members of the Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight. The subcommittee was briefed on MSFC?s manned space efforts earlier in the day and then inspected mockups of the Saturn I Workshop and the Apollo Telescope Mount, two projects developed by MSFC for the post-Apollo program. In this photograph, MSFC Director, Dr. Wernher von Braun meets with Congressmen in the MSFC boardroom. Pictured from left to right are: Jack Cramer, NASA Headquarters, Joe Waggoner, Democratic representative of Louisiana, John W. Davis, Democratic representative of Georgia, R. Walter Riehlman, Republican representative of New York, Olin E. Teague, Democratic representative of Texas, Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of MSFC, James G. Fulton, Republican representative of Pennsylvania, Ken Hechler, Democratic representative of West Virginia, and Erich Neubert of MSFC. |
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Members of House Committee o
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| Name of Image |
Members of House Committee on Science and Astronautics Visited MSFC |
| Date of Image |
1962-03-08 |
| Full Description |
The members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visited the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on March 9, 1962 to gather firsthand information of the nation?s space exploration program. The congressional group was composed of members of the Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight. Pictured from left-to-right are Congressman Ken Hechler, Democratic representative of West Virginia, Dieter Grau, MSFC, Congressman John W. Davis, Democratic representative of Georgia, Congressman Joe Waggoner, Democratic representative of Louisiana, Congressman Richard L. Roudebush, Republican representative of Indiana, Congressman R. Walter Riehlman, Republican representative of New York, Congressman James G. Fulton, Republican representative of Pennsylvania, Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC, and Congressman Olin E. Teague, Democratic representative of Texas. |
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Members of House Committee o
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| Name of Image |
Members of House Committee on Science and Astronautics Visited MSFC |
| Date of Image |
1962-03-09 |
| Full Description |
The members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visited the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on March 9, 1962 to gather first-hand information of the nation's space exploration program. The congressional group was composed of members of the Subcommittee on Marned Space Flight. Headed by Representative Olin E. Teague of Texas, other members were James G. Fulton, Pennsylvania, Ken Heckler, West Virginia, R. Walter Riehlman, New York, Richard L. Roudebush,, Indiana, John W. Davis, Georgia, James C. Corman, California, Joseph Waggoner, Louisiana, J. Edgar Chenoweth, Colorado, and William G. Bray, Indiana. |
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Members of House Committee o
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| Name of Image |
Members of House Committee on Science and Astronautics Visited MSFC |
| Date of Image |
1962-03-09 |
| Full Description |
The members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visited the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on March 9, 1962 to gather first-hand information of the nation's space exploration program. The congressional group was composed of members of the Subcommittee on Marned Space Flight. Headed by Representative Olin E. Teague of Texas, other members were James G. Fulton, Pennsylvania, Ken Heckler, West Virginia, R. Walter Riehlman, New York, Richard L. Roudebush, Indiana, John W. Davis, Georgia, James C. Corman, California, Joseph Waggoner, Louisiana, J. Edgar Chenoweth, Colorado, and William G. Bray, Indiana. |
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Launch Pad Dedication
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Launch Pad Dedication |
| Date of Image |
1999-07-19 |
| Full Description |
Noted author and previous Marshall Space Flight Center employee Mr. Homer Hickam Jr. poses in front of a placque commemorating his achievement in realizing his dreams of becoming a rocket scientist. The dedication site is located at the U. S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, and is used by amature rocket builders attending the Space Camp to launch their self-made rockets like Mr. Hickam did as a youth growing up in rural West Virginia. Posing with Mr. Hickam is the Madison County Commissioner Mr. Mike Gillispie. |
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Floods in the U.S. Midwest
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Floods in the U.S. Midwest |
| Description |
*Floods in the U.S. Midwest* Heavy rain and snow on January 4 and 5, 2004, have left swollen rivers throughout the U.S. Midwest. Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky are shown in these false-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) images where water is black, vegetation is green, and clouds are white and peach. In the top image, taken on January 7, 2004, by the Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite, the Ohio, Wabash, and White Rivers are noticeably wider compared to an image acquired just one week earlier. The Ohio and the Wabash Rivers form a ?v? in the center of the image, with the Ohio River on the south. Near the top of the image, the White River branches off of the Wabash River. Other area rivers also appear to be fuller. The states affected by the floods include Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. According to news reports, the flood waters are covering mostly farmland, though houses and roads were also flooded. Cold temperatures followed the storm, making clean-up difficult. The high-resolution images provided above have a resolution of 500 meters per pixel. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Floods in the U.S. Midwest
| Title |
Floods in the U.S. Midwest |
| Description |
*Floods in the U.S. Midwest* Heavy rain and snow on January 4 and 5, 2004, have left swollen rivers throughout the U.S. Midwest. Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky are shown in these false-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) images where water is black, vegetation is green, and clouds are white and peach. In the top image, taken on January 7, 2004, by the Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite, the Ohio, Wabash, and White Rivers are noticeably wider compared to an image acquired just one week earlier. The Ohio and the Wabash Rivers form a ?v? in the center of the image, with the Ohio River on the south. Near the top of the image, the White River branches off of the Wabash River. Other area rivers also appear to be fuller. The states affected by the floods include Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. According to news reports, the flood waters are covering mostly farmland, though houses and roads were also flooded. Cold temperatures followed the storm, making clean-up difficult. The high-resolution images provided above have a resolution of 500 meters per pixel. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Floods in the U.S. Midwest
| Title |
Floods in the U.S. Midwest |
| Description |
*Floods in the U.S. Midwest* Heavy rain and snow on January 4 and 5, 2004, have left swollen rivers throughout the U.S. Midwest. Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky are shown in these false-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) images where water is black, vegetation is green, and clouds are white and peach. In the top image, taken on January 7, 2004, by the Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite, the Ohio, Wabash, and White Rivers are noticeably wider compared to an image acquired just one week earlier. The Ohio and the Wabash Rivers form a ?v? in the center of the image, with the Ohio River on the south. Near the top of the image, the White River branches off of the Wabash River. Other area rivers also appear to be fuller. The states affected by the floods include Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. According to news reports, the flood waters are covering mostly farmland, though houses and roads were also flooded. Cold temperatures followed the storm, making clean-up difficult. The high-resolution images provided above have a resolution of 500 meters per pixel. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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First Big Snow in the East
| Title |
First Big Snow in the East |
| Description |
A series of two storms charged out of the Mid-West and into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast between December 4 and 7, 2003, dumping the first big snow of the season on the Eastern United States. As much as three feet of snow fell in parts of the northeast, with lesser amounts spread across the Mid-Atlantic. This pair of images shows the snowy trail left by the storm across (top row, left to right) Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, and (bottom row) West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. The images were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on December 7, 2003. The top image scene combines the sensor?s observations in the infrared and near-infrared parts of the electromagnetic spectrum with observations in the visible (the part our eyes can see) to better separate clouds from snow. Snow appears red, snow-free ground appears green, clouds appear peach, and water is black. The bottom true-color image looks more like what would be natural to our eyes. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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First Big Snow in the East
| Title |
First Big Snow in the East |
| Description |
A series of two storms charged out of the Mid-West and into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast between December 4 and 7, 2003, dumping the first big snow of the season on the Eastern United States. As much as three feet of snow fell in parts of the northeast, with lesser amounts spread across the Mid-Atlantic. This pair of images shows the snowy trail left by the storm across (top row, left to right) Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, and (bottom row) West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. The images were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on December 7, 2003. The top image scene combines the sensor?s observations in the infrared and near-infrared parts of the electromagnetic spectrum with observations in the visible (the part our eyes can see) to better separate clouds from snow. Snow appears red, snow-free ground appears green, clouds appear peach, and water is black. The bottom true-color image looks more like what would be natural to our eyes. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Tropical Storm Bertha in the
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| Title |
Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf of Mexico |
| Description |
Remnants of Tropical Storm Bertha dumped heavy rains across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi on August 5, 2002. As much as 6.73 inches of rain fell in Pascagoula, Miss., according to news reports. Meanwhile, another tropical depression formed off the coast of South Carolina on Aug. 5 and is gathering strength. As of Aug. 6, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, just 4 mph short of becoming a tropical storm, and was moving slowly eastward. If it continues to intensify, it will become Tropical Storm Cristobol. Elsewhere in this scene, a widespread pall of haze can be seen spanning from Arkansas and Missouri across Tennessee and Kentucky, and into Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland. Many of these regions received Code Red air quality warnings. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Winter Storm Slams North Car
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| Title |
Winter Storm Slams North Carolina and Virginia |
| Description |
A post-Christmas winter storm brought ice and snow to South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, closing Interstate 95, stranding motorists and airline passengers, and knocking out power to more than 20,000 households. This image captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite on December 27, 2004, shows the aftermath of the storm, a white swath of snow stretching from the southern edge of North Carolina, through Virginia, and across the Chesapeake Bay into Maryland and Delaware. The snow highlights the Great Dismal Swamp, which straddles the state line between Virginia and North Carolina. In the upper left corner, snow covers the mountainous terrain of West Virginia. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center |
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Winter Storm Slams North Car
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| Title |
Winter Storm Slams North Carolina and Virginia |
| Description |
A post-Christmas winter storm brought ice and snow to South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, closing Interstate 95, stranding motorists and airline passengers, and knocking out power to more than 20,000 households. This image captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite on December 27, 2004, shows the aftermath of the storm, a white swath of snow stretching from the southern edge of North Carolina, through Virginia, and across the Chesapeake Bay into Maryland and Delaware. The snow highlights the Great Dismal Swamp, which straddles the state line between Virginia and North Carolina. In the upper left corner, snow covers the mountainous terrain of West Virginia. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center |
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Winter Storms Across the Eas
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| Title |
Winter Storms Across the Eastern United States |
| Description |
Severe winter storms across much of the eastern half of the United States slowed travelers, closed schools and businesses, and knocked out electricity. According to the National Weather Service, a major ice storm coated North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia with a thick layer of ice on January 27, 2004. Ice up to an inch thick prompted South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford to declare a state of emergency. Icy power lines resulted in power outages for about 338,000 customers throughout North and South Carolina and Georgia. The storm later moved into Virginia and Maryland, where ice glazed several inches of snow that fell the previous day. To the north, heavy snow began to fall on January 27, and continued to inundate the southern New England States on January 28, when this image was taken. This false-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) image shows ice and snow in shades of red and orange. Darker red areas are aligned with those areas that received ice storms. The lighter red and orange areas show where snow covers the ground. Ice in the clouds over Pennsylvania appears peach, while water clouds are white. Vegetation is bright green. Streaks of red in the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays show where ice has formed near the shore. The states shown in this image include, from the top right corner, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite acquired this image at 10:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern time (15:30 UTC) on January 28, 2004. The high-resolution image provided above has a resolution of 500 meters per pixel. The image is available in additional resolutions [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2004028-0128/EastCoast.A2004028.1530.367 ], including MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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A Radar Image of Venus
| Title |
A Radar Image of Venus |
| Explanation |
The largest radio telescopes in the world are working together to create a new map of the surface of Venus. The surface of Venus [ http://www.nineplanets.org/venus.html ] is unusually hidden by a thick atmosphere [ http://bigmac.civil.mtu.edu/public_html/classes/ce459/projects/t15/r15.html ] of mostly carbon dioxide [ http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/CO2/CO2.html ] gas. These thick clouds [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960923.html ] are transparent, however, to radar signals [ http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm_makemap3.htm ] sent and received from Earth. The two radio telescopes [ http://www.setileague.org/otherweb/othrtele.htm ] generating the most powerful radar ever are the Arecibo Telescope [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap981129.html ] in Puerto Rico [ http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rq.html ] and the new Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope [ http://www.gb.nrao.edu/GBT/GBT.html ] in West Virginia [ http://www.state.wv.us/ ]. The new survey will resolve details as fine a one-kilometer across, and will be inspected for changes since the last major radar map [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991128.html ] was made by NASA's Magellan spacecraft [ http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/magellan/ ] that orbited Venus [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/venus.html ] from 1990 to 1994. Pictured above [ http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/pr/gbtfirstsci.html ] is part of a preliminary image showing details as small as five-kilometers across. |
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Fireball, Smoke Trail, Meteo
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| Title |
Fireball, Smoke Trail, Meteor Storm |
| Explanation |
Returning from orbit [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001129.html ], space shuttles enter the atmosphere at about 8 kilometers per second as friction heats their protective ceramic tiles to over 1,400 degrees Celsius. By contrast, the bits of comet dust which became the Leonid meteors [ http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/showers/ leonids.html ] seen on November 18, were moving at 70 kilometers per second, completely vaporizing at altitudes of around 100 kilometers. In this [ http://www.astropix.com/HTML/SHOWCASE/LEONID3.HTM ] single 5 minute time exposure, three Leonid meteors are [ http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/meteor.html ] shooting through skies [ http://www.astro.caltech.edu/observatories/palomar/ faq/answers.html#whatwasthat ] above Spruce Knob, West Virginia, USA. Background stars are near the constellation Orion. The brightest meteor, a fireball [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001116.html ], dramatically changes colors along its path and leaves a smokey persistant [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000428.html ] trail drifting in high-altitude winds. From that extremely dark site, at an elevation of 1,200 meters, astrophotographer [ http://www.astropix.com/ ] Jerry Lodriguss reports, "We observed a [zenithal hourly rate [ http://comets.amsmeteors.org/glossary.html ]] of about 3,600 at 10:30 UT and very high rates from 9:30 UT until well into the start of astronomical twilight at 10:50 UT. It was quite a spectacular storm [ http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ ast22jun99_2.htm ], with bolides going off like flashbulbs, green and red fireballs and other fainter Leonids in all parts of the sky." |
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Asteroid 2007 TU24 Passes th
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| Title |
Asteroid 2007 TU24 Passes the Earth |
| Explanation |
Asteroid 2007 TU24 passed by the Earth yesterday, posing no danger. The space rock, estimated [ http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/asteroid-20080125.html ] to be about 250 meters across, coasted by just outside the orbit of Earth's Moon. The passing was not very unusual [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050417.html ] -- small rocks strike Earth daily, and in 2003 a rock the size of a bus passed inside the orbit of the Moon, being detected only after passing [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031015.html ]. TU24 was notable partly because it was so large. Were TU24 [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TU24 ] to have struck land, it might have caused a magnitude [ http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/magnitude.html ] seven earthquake [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19fMs633Td4 ] and left a city-sized crater [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990711.html ]. A perhaps larger danger would have occurred were TU24 [ http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001309/ ] to have struck the ocean and raised a large tsunami [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami ]. This radar image [ http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-014 ] was taken two days ago. The Arecibo Radio Telescope [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap981129.html ] in Puerto Rico [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico ] broadcast radar that was reflected by the asteroid and then recorded by the Byrd Radio Telescope [ http://www.gb.nrao.edu/gbt/ ] in Green Bank [ http://www.nrao.edu/administration/personnel_office/greenbank.shtml ], West Virginia [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia ]. The resulting image [ http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-014 ] shows TU24 to have an oblong and irregular shape. TU24 [ http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/asteroid-20080128-clips.html ] was discovered only three months ago, indicating that other potentially hazardous asteroids [ http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/ ] might lurk in our Solar System [ http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/ ] currently undetected. Objects like TU24 [ http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080128-asteroid-radar.html ] are hard to detect because they are so faint and move [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060328.html ] so fast. Humanity's ability to scan the sky to detect, catalog, and analyze such objects has increased notably [ http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/css/ ] in recent years. |
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The 100-Meter Green Bank Rad
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| Title |
The 100-Meter Green Bank Radio Telescope |
| Explanation |
The largest single-dish fully steerable radio telescope [ http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/intro/faq.html ] began operation in 2000 August in Green Bank [ http://www.nrao.edu/administration/personnel_office/greenbank.shtml ], West Virginia [ http://www.state.wv.us/ ], USA [ http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html ]. Dedicated as the Robert C. Byrd [ http://www.senate.gov/~byrd/ ] Green Bank Telescope, the device weighs over 30 times more than the Statue of Liberty [ http://www.libertystatepark.com/statueof.htm ], and yet can point anywhere in the sky [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010113.html ] more precisely than one thousandth of a degree [ http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/trig/angle.html ]. The main dish is so large that it could house a football game, allowing it to hear even the faint murmurs of quasars [ http://www.phys.vt.edu/~jhs/faq/quasars.html ] located across the universe. Anyone can propose to use the Green Bank Telescope [ http://www.gb.nrao.edu/GBT/GBT.html ], although formal proposals [ http://www.nrao.edu/GBT/proposals/index.shtml ] are reviewed competitively. The Green Bank Telescope [ http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1999AAS...195.8302L ]'s large size and innovative design [ http://www.gb.nrao.edu/GBT/technicalterms.html ] are allowing it to investigate radio waves [ http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/ems/radio.html ] emitted from comets [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970415.html ], planets [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991128.html ], pulsars [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010602.html ], distant galaxies [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010208.html ], and the distant early universe [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020218.html ]. |
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Theseus Assembly Sequence #1
| Title |
Theseus Assembly Sequence #1 |
| Description |
The Theseus prototype research aircraft being assembled at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, in May of 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
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Theseus Assembly Sequence #2
| Title |
Theseus Assembly Sequence #2 |
| Description |
Crew members are seen here assembling the tail of the Theseus prototype research aircraft at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, in May of 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
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Theseus Assembly Sequence #3
| Title |
Theseus Assembly Sequence #3 |
| Description |
The Theseus prototype research aircraft being assembled at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, in May of 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
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Theseus Engine Being Unloade
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| Title |
Theseus Engine Being Unloaded |
| Description |
Crew members are seen here unloading an engine of the Theseus prototype research aircraft at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, in May of 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
|
Theseus First Flight - May 2
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| Title |
Theseus First Flight - May 24, 1996 |
| Description |
The Theseus prototype research aircraft shows off its high aspect-ratio wing as it lifts off from Rogers Dry Lake during its first test flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on May 24, 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
|
Theseus in Flight
| Title |
Theseus in Flight |
| Description |
The twin pusher engines of the prototype Theseus research aircraft can be clearly seen in this photo of the aircraft during a 1996 research flight from the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
01.01.1996 |
|
Theseus in Flight
| Title |
Theseus in Flight |
| Description |
The Theseus prototype research aircraft shows off its unique design as it flies low over Rogers Dry Lake during a 1996 test flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
01.01.1996 |
|
Theseus in Flight
| Title |
Theseus in Flight |
| Description |
The Theseus research aircraft in flight over Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards, California, during a 1996 research flight. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
01.01.1996 |
|
Theseus Nose and Pod Cones B
…
| Title |
Theseus Nose and Pod Cones Being Unloaded |
| Description |
Crew members are seen here unloading the nose and pod cones of the Theseus prototype research aircraft at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, in May of 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
|
Theseus on Take-off for Firs
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| Title |
Theseus on Take-off for First Flight |
| Description |
The Theseus prototype research aircraft takes off for its first test flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on May 24, 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
|
Theseus Tail Being Unloaded
| Title |
Theseus Tail Being Unloaded |
| Description |
The tail of the Theseus prototype research aircraft is seen here being unloaded at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, in May of 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
|
Theseus Take-off from Rogers
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| Title |
Theseus Take-off from Rogers Dry Lake |
| Description |
The Theseus prototype research aircraft shows off its high aspect-ratio wing in this rear view of the aircraft as it takes off on its first test flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on May 24, 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
|
Theseus Waits on Lakebed for
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| Title |
Theseus Waits on Lakebed for First Flight |
| Description |
The Theseus prototype research aircraft waits on the lakebed before its first test flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on May 24, 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
|
Theseus Waits on Lakebed for
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| Title |
Theseus Waits on Lakebed for First Flight |
| Description |
The Theseus prototype remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA) waits on the lakebed before its first test flight from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, on May 24, 1996. The Theseus aircraft, built and operated by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, was a unique aircraft flown at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, under a cooperative agreement between NASA and Aurora. Dryden hosted the Theseus program, providing hangar space and range safety for flight testing. Aurora Flight Sciences was responsible for the actual flight testing, vehicle flight safety, and operation of the aircraft. The Theseus remotely piloted aircraft flew its maiden flight on May 24, 1996, at Dryden. During its sixth flight on November 12, 1996, Theseus experienced an in-flight structural failure that resulted in the loss of the aircraft. As of the beginning of the year 2000, Aurora had not rebuilt the aircraft. Theseus was built for NASA under an innovative, $4.9 million fixed-price contract by Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and its partners, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia. The twin-engine, unpiloted vehicle had a 140-foot wingspan, and was constructed largely of composite materials. Powered by two 80-horsepower, turbocharged piston engines that drove twin 9-foot-diameter propellers, Theseus was designed to fly autonomously at high altitudes, with takeoff and landing under the active control of a ground-based pilot in a ground control station "cockpit." With the potential ability to carry 700 pounds of science instruments to altitudes above 60,000 feet for durations of greater than 24 hours, Theseus was intended to support research in areas such as stratospheric ozone depletion and the atmospheric effects of future high-speed civil transport aircraft engines. Instruments carried aboard Theseus also would be able to validate satellite-based global environmental change measurements. Dryden's Project Manager was John Del Frate. |
| Date |
05.01.1996 |
|
Fall Colors in the Mid-Atlan
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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The colors may not look as b
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ge_07082
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2006-07-17 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA images created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ MODIS Rapid Response team and the daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Goddard Earth Sciences DAAC. |
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ge_07082 |
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Fall Colors in the Mid-Atlan
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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The colors may not look as b
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ge_07082
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2006-07-17 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA images created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ MODIS Rapid Response team and the daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Goddard Earth Sciences DAAC. |
| identifier |
ge_07082 |
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Sub-Zero Temperatures across
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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In the second week of Januar
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lst_jan9-16_2004
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-01-09 |
| creator |
NASA -- Image by the Earth Observatory Team, based on data from Dr. Zhengming Wan, MODIS Land Surface Temperature Product Principal Investigator. |
| identifier |
lst_jan9-16_2004 |
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First Snow in US Northeast:
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A string of storms brought t
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UnitedStates_TMO_2007340
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2007-12-06 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
UnitedStates_TMO_2007340 |
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Coal Sludge Impoundments, We
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
…
Since the mid- to late 1990s
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wvslurry_iko_2006076
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2006-03-18 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
wvslurry_iko_2006076 |
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New Year's Snowstorm in Unit
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A series of holiday snowstor
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USA_AMO_2008002
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2008-01-02 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
USA_AMO_2008002 |
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Snow Storm Blankets Southeas
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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A new year's storm brought h
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20020104_NC_Snow
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2002-01-04 |
| creator |
NASA -- MODIS image courtesy Liam Gumley, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison SeaWiFS image courtesy the seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE |
| identifier |
20020104_NC_Snow |
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Winter Storms Across the Eas
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Severe winter storms across
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EastCoast_TMO2004028
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-01-28 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
EastCoast_TMO2004028 |
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Hobet-21 Mine, West Virginia
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
…
Over the past two decades, t
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hobet_mine
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2007 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
hobet_mine |
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Hobet-21 Mine, West Virginia
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
…
Over the past two decades, t
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hobet_mine
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2007 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
hobet_mine |
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Floods in the U.S. Midwest:
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
* eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/ima
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terra_usmidwest_flood
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-01-07 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
terra_usmidwest_flood |
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Floods in the U.S. Midwest:
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
* eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/ima
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terra_usmidwest_flood
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-01-07 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
terra_usmidwest_flood |
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Sunny Mid-Atlantic: Image of
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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New Year's Eve, 2003 was exc
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unitedstates_2003365
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2003-12-31 |
| creator |
NASA -- Image courtesy rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ MODIS Land Rapid Response Team |
| identifier |
unitedstates_2003365 |
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