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ARTICLES RELATED TO Galileo spacecraft | | | |  Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - Galileo spacecraft - The Galileo spacecraftThe Jet Propulsion Laboratory built the Galileo spacecraft and managed the Galileo mission for NASA. Germany supplied the propulsion module. NASA's Ames Research Center managed the probe, which was built by Hughes Aircraft Company.
At launch, the orbiter and probe together had a mass of 2,564 kilograms (5,653 pounds) and was seven metres tall. One section of the spacecraft rotated at 3 rpm, keeping Galileo stable and holding six instruments that gathered data from many different directions, including the fiel ...
See also:Galileo spacecraft, Galileo spacecraft - Mission overview, Galileo spacecraft - The Galileo spacecraft, Galileo spacecraft - Propulsion, Galileo spacecraft - Galileo's power, Galileo spacecraft - Instrumentation overview, Galileo spacecraft - Instrumentation details, Galileo spacecraft - Galileo's atmospheric entry probe, Galileo spacecraft - Science performed by the Galileo Orbiter at Jupiter, Galileo spacecraft - Other science done with Galileo, Galileo spacecraft - The Galileo Star Scanner, Galileo spacecraft - Remote detection of life, Galileo spacecraft - The Galileo optical experiment, Galileo spacecraft - Asteroid encounters, Galileo spacecraft - Spacecraft malfunctions, Galileo spacecraft - Main antenna failure, Galileo spacecraft - Tape recorder anomalies and remote repair, Galileo spacecraft - Other radiation related anomalies, Galileo spacecraft - Near failure of atmospheric probe parachute, Galileo spacecraft - Future of Jupiter exploration Read more here: » Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - Galileo spacecraft - The Galileo spacecraft |
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| | | | Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Description The shuttle is a partially reusuable launch system composed of three main assemblies: the reusable Orbiter Vehicle (OV), the expendable External Tank (ET), and the two reusable Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). The tank and boosters are jettisoned during ascent, so only the orbiter goes into orbit. The vehicle is launched vertically like a conventional rocket, and the orbiter glides to a horizontal landing like ...
See also:Space Shuttle program, Space Shuttle program - Development, Space Shuttle program - Description, Space Shuttle program - Computerized fly-by-wire digital flight control, Space Shuttle program - Other improvements, Space Shuttle program - Technical data, Space Shuttle program - Ascent, Space Shuttle program - Descent, Space Shuttle program - Operations applications and accidents, Space Shuttle program - Shuttles, Space Shuttle program - Applications, Space Shuttle program - Flight statistics as of August 25 2005, Space Shuttle program - Accidents, Space Shuttle program - Retrospect, Space Shuttle program - Costs, Space Shuttle program - Shuttle operations, Space Shuttle program - Shuttle trivia, Space Shuttle program - Terrestrial transportation vehicles Read more here: » Space Shuttle program: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Description |
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| | | | Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Description The shuttle system is composed of three main assemblies: the winged orbiter, the large external tank (ET), and the two solid rocket boosters (SRBs).
Two key elements of the orbiter are the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) and thermal protection system (TPS).
The orbiter contains both astronauts and cargo. The SSMEs are attached to the orbiter. The external tank contains the 2 million liters (526,000 gallons) of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellant that feeds the SSMEs. The ET is discarded and burns up on reentry. The ...
See also:Space Shuttle program, Space Shuttle program - Development, Space Shuttle program - Description, Space Shuttle program - Computerized fly-by-wire digital flight control, Space Shuttle program - Other improvements, Space Shuttle program - Components, Space Shuttle program - Technical data, Space Shuttle program - Ascent, Space Shuttle program - Ascent abort modes, Space Shuttle program - Post-Challenger abort enhancements, Space Shuttle program - Descent, Space Shuttle program - Ejection escape systems, Space Shuttle program - Operations applications and accidents, Space Shuttle program - Shuttles, Space Shuttle program - Applications, Space Shuttle program - Flight statistics as of August 25 2005, Space Shuttle program - Accidents, Space Shuttle program - Retrospect, Space Shuttle program - Shuttle trivia, Space Shuttle program - Terrestrial transportation vehicles Read more here: » Space Shuttle program: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Description |
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| | | | Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Impacts Anticipation was high as the predicted date for the collisions approached, and astronomers trained their telescopes on Jupiter. Several space observatories did the same, including the Hubble Space Telescope, the ROSAT X-ray observing satellite, and significantly the Galileo spacecraft, then on its way to a rendezvous with Jupiter scheduled for 1996. While the impacts would take place on the side of Jupiter hidden from Earth, Galileo, then at a distance of 1.6 AU from the planet, would be able to see the impacts as they occurred. Jupiter's rapid rotation would bring the impact sites into view for terrest ...
See also:Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Discovery, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - A Jupiter-orbiting comet, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Predictions for the collision, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Impacts, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Observations and discoveries, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Chemical studies, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Seismic waves, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Other observations, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Post-impact analysis, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Longer term effects, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Frequency of impacts, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Jupiter as a cosmic vacuum cleaner Read more here: » Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: Encyclopedia II - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 - Impacts |
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| | | | Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - 1991 - Events
1991 - January.
January 2 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance.
January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to condemn Israel's treatment of Palestinians.
January 10 - SA State Govt forced to bail out State Bank.
January 11 - The Soviets storm Vilnius to stop Lithuanian independence.
January 12 - Gulf War: The U.S. Congress passes a resolution authorizing ...
See also:1991, 1991 - Events, 1991 - January, 1991 - February, 1991 - March, 1991 - April, 1991 - May, 1991 - June, 1991 - July, 1991 - August, 1991 - September, 1991 - October, 1991 - November, 1991 - December, 1991 - Undated events, 1991 - Births, 1991 - Deaths, 1991 - January-February, 1991 - March-May, 1991 - June-December, 1991 - Nobel Prizes, 1991 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Read more here: » 1991: Encyclopedia II - 1991 - Events |
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| | | | Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Description The shuttle system is composed of three main assemblies: the winged orbiter, the large external tank (ET), and the two solid rocket boosters (SRBs).
Two key elements of the orbiter are the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) and thermal protection system (TPS).
The orbiter contains both astronauts and cargo. The SSMEs are attached to the orbiter. The external tank contains the 2 million liters (526,000 gallons) of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellant that feeds the SSMEs. The ET is discarded and burns up on reentry. The ...
See also:Space Shuttle program, Space Shuttle program - Development, Space Shuttle program - Description, Space Shuttle program - Computerized fly-by-wire digital flight control, Space Shuttle program - Other improvements, Space Shuttle program - Components, Space Shuttle program - Technical data, Space Shuttle program - Normal ascent, Space Shuttle program - Ascent abort modes, Space Shuttle program - Post-Challenger abort enhancements, Space Shuttle program - Ejection escape systems, Space Shuttle program - Operations applications and accidents, Space Shuttle program - Shuttles, Space Shuttle program - Applications, Space Shuttle program - Flight statistics as of August 25 2005, Space Shuttle program - Accidents, Space Shuttle program - Retrospect, Space Shuttle program - Shuttle trivia, Space Shuttle program - Terrestrial transportation vehicles Read more here: » Space Shuttle program: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Description |
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| | | | Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - 2001 - Events
2001 - January.
January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattle's Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous artist in reference to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.
January 6 - The U.S. Congress, presided over by Vice President Al Gore as President of the Senate, certifies George W. Bush's Electoral College victory and thus as the winner of 2000 presidential election.
January 11 - The Federal Trade Commission approved the merger of AOL and Time Warn ...
See also:2001, 2001 - Events, 2001 - January, 2001 - February, 2001 - March, 2001 - April, 2001 - May, 2001 - June, 2001 - July, 2001 - August, 2001 - September, 2001 - October, 2001 - November, 2001 - December, 2001 - Births, 2001 - Deaths, 2001 - January-February, 2001 - March-April, 2001 - May-June, 2001 - July-August, 2001 - September-October, 2001 - November-December, 2001 - Date unknown, 2001 - Nobel Prizes, 2001 - Templeton Prize, 2001 - Fictional references to the year Read more here: » 2001: Encyclopedia II - 2001 - Events |
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| | | | Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Ascent Initially the main engines are ignited and computers verify their operation for several seconds; if successful, the SRBs are ignited and the vehicle is then committed to takeoff. The SRBs cannot be turned off once ignited, and afterwards the shuttle must take off, no matter what.
At takeoff the vast majority (~71%) of the thrust is provided by the SRBs. Shortly after clearing the tower the Shuttle rotates so that the vehicle is below the main tank and SRBs. The vehicle climbs in a progressively flattening arc, accelerating as the weig ...
See also:Space Shuttle program, Space Shuttle program - Development, Space Shuttle program - Description, Space Shuttle program - Computerized fly-by-wire digital flight control, Space Shuttle program - Other improvements, Space Shuttle program - Components, Space Shuttle program - Technical data, Space Shuttle program - Ascent, Space Shuttle program - Ascent abort modes, Space Shuttle program - Post-Challenger abort enhancements, Space Shuttle program - Descent, Space Shuttle program - Ejection escape systems, Space Shuttle program - Operations applications and accidents, Space Shuttle program - Shuttles, Space Shuttle program - Applications, Space Shuttle program - Flight statistics as of August 25 2005, Space Shuttle program - Accidents, Space Shuttle program - Retrospect, Space Shuttle program - Shuttle trivia, Space Shuttle program - Terrestrial transportation vehicles Read more here: » Space Shuttle program: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Ascent |
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| | | | Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - RCA 1802 - Applications From the outset the 1802 has also been available fabricated in Silicon on Sapphire semiconductor process technology, which gives it a degree of resistance to radiation and electrostatic discharge (ESD). Along with its extreme low-power abilities, this makes the chip well-suited in space applications (also, at the time the 1802 was introduced, very few, if any, other radiation-hardened µPs were available in the market). The 1802 was used in the Voyager, Viking, and Galileo spacecraft, and has been widely used in Earth-orbiting satellites. Th ...
See also:RCA 1802, RCA 1802 - Introduction, RCA 1802 - Applications, RCA 1802 - Technical description, RCA 1802 - Registers and I/O, RCA 1802 - Subroutine calls, RCA 1802 - DMA; Clock cycles, RCA 1802 - Support chips Read more here: » RCA 1802: Encyclopedia II - RCA 1802 - Applications |
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| | | | Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Development The Shuttle program was launched on January 5, 1972, when President Richard M. Nixon announced that NASA would proceed with the development of a reusable, low-cost Space Shuttle system.
The project was already to take longer than originally anticipated due to the year-to-year funding caps. Nevertheless, work started quickly and several test articles were available within a few years.
Most notable among these was the first complete Orbiter, originally to be known as Constitution. However, a massive write-in campaign from ...
See also:Space Shuttle program, Space Shuttle program - Development, Space Shuttle program - Description, Space Shuttle program - Computerized fly-by-wire digital flight control, Space Shuttle program - Other improvements, Space Shuttle program - Components, Space Shuttle program - Technical data, Space Shuttle program - Ascent, Space Shuttle program - Ascent abort modes, Space Shuttle program - Post-Challenger abort enhancements, Space Shuttle program - Descent, Space Shuttle program - Ejection escape systems, Space Shuttle program - Operations applications and accidents, Space Shuttle program - Shuttles, Space Shuttle program - Applications, Space Shuttle program - Flight statistics as of August 25 2005, Space Shuttle program - Accidents, Space Shuttle program - Retrospect, Space Shuttle program - Shuttle trivia, Space Shuttle program - Terrestrial transportation vehicles Read more here: » Space Shuttle program: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Development |
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| | | | Galileo spacecraft: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Development Even before the Apollo moon landing in 1969, in October 1968 NASA began early studies of space shuttle designs. The early studies were denoted "Phase A", and in June 1970, "Phase B", which were more detailed and specific.
In 1969 President Richard M. Nixon formed the Space Task Group, chaired by vice president Spiro T. Agnew. They evaluated the shuttle studies to date, and recommended a nation ...
See also:Space Shuttle program, Space Shuttle program - Development, Space Shuttle program - Description, Space Shuttle program - Computerized fly-by-wire digital flight control, Space Shuttle program - Other improvements, Space Shuttle program - Technical data, Space Shuttle program - Ascent, Space Shuttle program - Descent, Space Shuttle program - Operations applications and accidents, Space Shuttle program - Shuttles, Space Shuttle program - Applications, Space Shuttle program - Flight statistics as of August 25 2005, Space Shuttle program - Accidents, Space Shuttle program - Retrospect, Space Shuttle program - Costs, Space Shuttle program - Shuttle operations, Space Shuttle program - Shuttle trivia, Space Shuttle program - Terrestrial transportation vehicles Read more here: » Space Shuttle program: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Development |
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Space Shuttle program - Shuttles.
Individual Orbiters are both named, in a manner similar to ships, and numbered, using the NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation system. Whilst all three Orbiters are externally very similar, they have minor internal differences; new equipment is fitted on a rotating basis as they are maintained, and the newer Orbiters tend to be structurally lighter.
Handling test article designed with no spaceflight capability whatsoever:
Pathfinder (Orbi ...
See also:Space Shuttle program, Space Shuttle program - Development, Space Shuttle program - Description, Space Shuttle program - Computerized fly-by-wire digital flight control, Space Shuttle program - Other improvements, Space Shuttle program - Technical data, Space Shuttle program - Ascent, Space Shuttle program - Descent, Space Shuttle program - Operations applications and accidents, Space Shuttle program - Shuttles, Space Shuttle program - Applications, Space Shuttle program - Flight statistics as of August 25 2005, Space Shuttle program - Accidents, Space Shuttle program - Retrospect, Space Shuttle program - Costs, Space Shuttle program - Shuttle operations, Space Shuttle program - Shuttle trivia, Space Shuttle program - Terrestrial transportation vehicles Read more here: » Space Shuttle program: Encyclopedia II - Space Shuttle program - Operations applications and accidents |
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