Philosophy
In a few weeks will be an historical benchmark--the launch of Echo 1. May 13th, 1960 marks the date of the first passive telecommunication satellite launched by a Delta rocket. This simple balloon-like satellite some 90 feet in diameter was made of mylar polyester film 0.0127 mm thick and lasted a little over eight years. Many a summer night yielded, without the aid of optical instruments, it's trek across the night sky.
Gunter's Space Page
- Off To The Gulag Mr. Nesterov
"Space Center Chief Loses Job over Failed Launches" by September 4th, 2012 SPACE DAILY Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Vladimir Nesterov as general director of the Khrunichev Space Center, the state press service reported on Monday. The...
- Norway's Participation In Space--50 Years
"50 years of space for Norway" August 17th, 2012 European Space Agency Not many countries can claim to have been using space for 50 years but it was in 1962 that the Andoya rocket facility in Norway launched its first rocket. This weekend Norway...
- Mylar®...a Revolution In Long Chain Polymers
In 1952, Mylar® was registered as a DuPont trademark for an extraordinarily strong polyester film that grew out of the development of Dacron® in the early 1950s. During the 1960s its superior strength steadily replaced cellophane because of its its...
- Nasa's Polar Satellite--"the Broken Heart"/death
NASA's Polar satellite had out lived its parameters of life by a decade and provided volumes of data. Again, a few dollars spent and a wealth of information taken. It is somewhat sad to see the last photograph taken... As far as endings go, this one’s...
- Спутник-1 Or Sputnik-1--science; Politics
Спутник-1 or Sputnik-1Sputnik audio Sputnik means "traveling companion". Despite the innocuous sounding name, the launch of planet Earth's first artificial moon, Sputnik 1, by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, changed the world and set in...
Philosophy
Echo 1
In a few weeks will be an historical benchmark--the launch of Echo 1. May 13th, 1960 marks the date of the first passive telecommunication satellite launched by a Delta rocket. This simple balloon-like satellite some 90 feet in diameter was made of mylar polyester film 0.0127 mm thick and lasted a little over eight years. Many a summer night yielded, without the aid of optical instruments, it's trek across the night sky. Gunter's Space Page
- Off To The Gulag Mr. Nesterov
"Space Center Chief Loses Job over Failed Launches" by September 4th, 2012 SPACE DAILY Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Vladimir Nesterov as general director of the Khrunichev Space Center, the state press service reported on Monday. The...
- Norway's Participation In Space--50 Years
"50 years of space for Norway" August 17th, 2012 European Space Agency Not many countries can claim to have been using space for 50 years but it was in 1962 that the Andoya rocket facility in Norway launched its first rocket. This weekend Norway...
- Mylar®...a Revolution In Long Chain Polymers
In 1952, Mylar® was registered as a DuPont trademark for an extraordinarily strong polyester film that grew out of the development of Dacron® in the early 1950s. During the 1960s its superior strength steadily replaced cellophane because of its its...
- Nasa's Polar Satellite--"the Broken Heart"/death
NASA's Polar satellite had out lived its parameters of life by a decade and provided volumes of data. Again, a few dollars spent and a wealth of information taken. It is somewhat sad to see the last photograph taken... As far as endings go, this one’s...
- Спутник-1 Or Sputnik-1--science; Politics
Спутник-1 or Sputnik-1Sputnik audio Sputnik means "traveling companion". Despite the innocuous sounding name, the launch of planet Earth's first artificial moon, Sputnik 1, by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, changed the world and set in...