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The Martin-Marietta X-23A PRIME (Precision Reentry Including Maneuvering reEntry) was a small lifting body re-entry vehicle tested by the United States Air Force in the mid-1960s. Unlike ASSET, primarily used for structural and heating research, the X-23 PRIME was developed to study the effects of maneuvering re-entry, including cross range maneuvers up to 710 miles (1143 km) off the ballistic track. Each X-23 was constructed from 2014-T6 titanium alloy, and beryllium, stainless steel, and aluminium "where appropriate". ...

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• X-23 PRIME - Specifications
• X-23 PRIME - General Characteristics
• X-23 PRIME - Performance
• X-23 PRIME - Related content

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1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). In Chinese Zodiac, the "year" of the Ox ended on February 4, 1962 and the "year" of the Tiger began on February 5, 1962. 1962 - Events. 1962 - January. January 1 - Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 - New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-b ...

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The Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE or Explorer 78) is a NASA MIDEX mission that is studying the global response of the Earth's magnetosphere to changes in the solar wind. It was launched March 3, 2000 by a Delta II from Vandenberg AFB. It is in orbit 1000 km by 46,000 km orbit around the Earth, with an inclination of 90° (so it passes over the poles) and a 14.5 hour period. IMAGE is the first spacecraft dedicated to observing the magnetosphere of Earth and produces comprehensive globa ...

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Following STS-9, the flight numbering system for Space Shuttle missions was changed. Thus, the next flight, instead of being designated STS-11, became STS 41-B. STS-10 was cancelled due to payload delays. The new numbering system was designed to be more specific in that the first numeral stood for the fiscal year offset into the shuttle program, the "4" being 1984. The second numeral represented the launch site l for KSC and 2 for Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The letter represented the order of launch assignment, "B" was the second launch schedule ...

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STS-41-B, STS-41-B - Crew, STS-41-B - Mission parameters, STS-41-B - Space walks, STS-41-B - Mission highlights

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Titan rocket family - Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles ICBM. Most Titan rockets were derivatives of the Titan II ICBM. The Titan II ICBM had one W-53 warhead with a 9 Megaton yield, making it the most powerful ICBM on-standby in the US nuclear arsenal. All of the ICBM Titan II missile sites have been decommissioned since 1984 but the Titan Missile Museum south of Tucson, Arizona has preserved one silo. Tit ...

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Titan rocket family, Titan rocket family - Titan I, Titan rocket family - Titan II, Titan rocket family - Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles ICBM, Titan rocket family - Space launch vehicles, Titan rocket family - Titan III, Titan rocket family - Titan IV, Titan rocket family - Rocket fuel, Titan rocket family - Current status of Titans, Titan rocket family - Uses of Titans

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Air Force Space Command - Numbered Air Forces. Air Force Space Command has two numbered air forces. The Fourteenth Air Force provides space warfighting forces to U.S. Strategic Command, and is located at Vandenberg AFB, California. They manage the generation and employment of space forces to support U.S. Strategic Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) operational plans and missions. The Twentieth Air Force is located at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming and maintains AFSPC's ICBM weapon systems in support of U.S. Strategic Command war plans. ...

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Air Force Space Command, Air Force Space Command - Mission, Air Force Space Command - People, Air Force Space Command - Organization, Air Force Space Command - Numbered Air Forces, Air Force Space Command - Direct Reporting Units, Air Force Space Command - Locations, Air Force Space Command - Space capabilities, Air Force Space Command - Resources, Air Force Space Command - History, Air Force Space Command - Point of contact, Air Force Space Command - Trivia

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The Minuteman I and II were in service from 1960 until 1997. The Minuteman III was first deployed in 1969 and with the latest upgrades is expected to remain in service through the year 2025. The Minuteman had two innovations that gave it a long practical service life: a solid rocket booster, and a digital flight computer. This computer was one of the very first recognizably modern embedded systems. The solid rocket booster made the Minuteman faster to launch than other ICBMs, which used liquid fuels. A crucial innovation in this area was to include a valve to release the booster pressure, and ...

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LGM-30 Minuteman, LGM-30 Minuteman - Current model, LGM-30 Minuteman - Guidance Replacement Program GRP, LGM-30 Minuteman - Propulsion Replacement Program PRP, LGM-30 Minuteman - Single Reentry Vehicle SRV, LGM-30 Minuteman - Safety Enhanced Reentry Vehicle SERV, LGM-30 Minuteman - Organization, LGM-30 Minuteman - Units, LGM-30 Minuteman - History, LGM-30 Minuteman - Minuteman I LGM-30A/B or SM-80/HSM-80A, LGM-30 Minuteman - Minuteman II LGM-30F, LGM-30 Minuteman - Minuteman III LGM-30G, LGM-30 Minuteman - Influences, LGM-30 Minuteman - Mobile Minuteman Program, LGM-30 Minuteman - Emergency Rocket Communications System ERCS, LGM-30 Minuteman - Satellite launching role, LGM-30 Minuteman - National Missile Defense Role

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Nineteenth Air Force, with headquarters at Randolph AFB, Texas, conducts AETC's flying training. Air Force pilot candidates begin with introductory flight training (IFT). In IFT, civilian instructors provide 50 hours of flight instruction to pilot candidates who must complete requirements for a private pilot license. Pilot candidates then attend either Euro-NATO joint jet pilot traini ...

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Air Education and Training Command, Air Education and Training Command - Recruiting, Air Education and Training Command - Basic Military and Technical Training, Air Education and Training Command - Flying Training, Air Education and Training Command - Education, Air Education and Training Command - Citizenship Programs, Air Education and Training Command - Other Air University Organizations, Air Education and Training Command - Medical Services, Air Education and Training Command - History, Air Education and Training Command - Lineage

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Construction was begun on the first Orbiter on June 4, 1974. Designated OV-101, she was originally planned to be named Constitution. However, a write-in campaign caused her to be renamed after the Starship Enterprise, featured on the television show Star Trek. The design of OV-101 was not the same as that planned for OV-102, the first flight model; the tail was constructed differently, and she did not have the interfaces to mount OMS pods. A large number of subsystems - ranging from main engines to radar equipment - was not installed on this vehicle, ...

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Space Shuttle Enterprise, Space Shuttle Enterprise - Service, Space Shuttle Enterprise - Approach & landing tests, Space Shuttle Enterprise - Preparation for STS-1, Space Shuttle Enterprise - Retirement, Space Shuttle Enterprise - Post-Challenger, Space Shuttle Enterprise - Post-Columbia, Space Shuttle Enterprise - Current status, Space Shuttle Enterprise - Table of ALT flights, Space Shuttle Enterprise - Related media

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Titan II was originally used as an ICBM. It was later used as a medium-lift space launch vehicle used to carry payloads for the Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These payloads include the USAF Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and the NOAA weather satellites. The Titan II is launched from Vandenberg AFB, California. < ...

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Titan II, Titan II - Mission, Titan II - Features, Titan II - Background, Titan II - Titan II Intercontintental Ballistic Missile ICBM, Titan II - Data, Titan II - Related content

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List of United States military bases - Barracks. Pettit Barracks U.S. Marine Barracks (8th & I) Regan Barracks Schofield Barracks List of United States military bases - Bases. Altus AFB, Oklahoma Andersen AFB, Guam Andrews AFB, Maryland Arnold AFB, Tennessee Aviano AB, Italy Barksdale AFB, Louisiana Beale AFB, California Bolling AFB, Washington D.C. Brooks A ...

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List of United States military bases, List of United States military bases - By Service, List of United States military bases - By type, List of United States military bases - Barracks, List of United States military bases - Bases, List of United States military bases - Camps, List of United States military bases - Facilities, List of United States military bases - Fields, List of United States military bases - Forts, List of United States military bases - Points, List of United States military bases - Posts, List of United States military bases - Stations, List of United States military bases - By name

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X-23 PRIME - General Characteristics. Crew: None Length: 6 ft 9 in (2.07 m) Wingspan: 3 ft 10 in (1.16 m) Height: 2 ft 1 in (0.64 m) Wing area: ft² ( m²) Empty: lb (kg) Loaded: 890 lb (405 kg) Maximum take-off: lb (kg) Powerplant: Nitrogen-gas reaction control thrusters X-23 PRIME - Performance. Maximum speed: "Mach 25" Maximum cross-range: 710 miles (1,143 km)See also:

X-23 PRIME, X-23 PRIME - Specifications, X-23 PRIME - General Characteristics, X-23 PRIME - Performance, X-23 PRIME - Related content

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1962 - January. January 1 - Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 - New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board January 5 - The first record by The Beatles "My Bonnie" with Tony Sheridan is released by Polydor January 8 - Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time (National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC) Janua ...

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1962, 1962 - Events, 1962 - January, 1962 - February, 1962 - March, 1962 - April, 1962 - May, 1962 - June, 1962 - July, 1962 - August, 1962 - September, 1962 - October, 1962 - November, 1962 - December, 1962 - Unknown dates, 1962 - Births, 1962 - January, 1962 - February, 1962 - March, 1962 - April, 1962 - May, 1962 - June, 1962 - July, 1962 - August, 1962 - September, 1962 - October, 1962 - November, 1962 - December, 1962 - Unknown date, 1962 - Deaths, 1962 - January, 1962 - February, 1962 - March, 1962 - April, 1962 - May, 1962 - June, 1962 - July, 1962 - August, 1962 - September, 1962 - October, 1962 - November, 1962 - December, 1962 - Nobel Prizes, 1962 - Fields Medalists

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STS-41-B - Space walks. McCandless and Stewart - EVA 1 EVA 1 Start: February 7, 1984 EVA 1 End: February 7, 1984 Duration: 5 hours, 55 minutes McCandless and Stewart - EVA 2 EVA 2 Start: February 9, 1984 EVA 2 End: February 9, 1984 Duration: 6 hours, 17 minutes ...

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STS-41-B, STS-41-B - Crew, STS-41-B - Mission parameters, STS-41-B - Space walks, STS-41-B - Mission highlights

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Deactivation of the Titan II ICBM system began in July 1982 and was completed in June 1987. The deactivated missiles are now in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. The Titan II ICBM was the most powerful on-standby nuclear missile in the U.S. military arsenal. The Titan II contained one W-53 nuclear warhead that had a yield of 9 megatons. A single missile still rests in its silo (without the warhead ...

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Titan II, Titan II - Mission, Titan II - Features, Titan II - Background, Titan II - Titan II Intercontintental Ballistic Missile ICBM, Titan II - Data, Titan II - Related content

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The U.S. Air Force has considered using some decommissioned Minuteman missiles in a satellite launching role. These missiles would be stored in silos, for launch upon short notice. The payload would be variable, and would have the ability to be replaced quickly. This would allow a surge capability in times of emergency. See also Minotaur (rocket). ...

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LGM-30 Minuteman, LGM-30 Minuteman - Current model, LGM-30 Minuteman - Guidance Replacement Program GRP, LGM-30 Minuteman - Propulsion Replacement Program PRP, LGM-30 Minuteman - Single Reentry Vehicle SRV, LGM-30 Minuteman - Safety Enhanced Reentry Vehicle SERV, LGM-30 Minuteman - Organization, LGM-30 Minuteman - Units, LGM-30 Minuteman - History, LGM-30 Minuteman - Minuteman I LGM-30A/B or SM-80/HSM-80A, LGM-30 Minuteman - Minuteman II LGM-30F, LGM-30 Minuteman - Minuteman III LGM-30G, LGM-30 Minuteman - Influences, LGM-30 Minuteman - Mobile Minuteman Program, LGM-30 Minuteman - Emergency Rocket Communications System ERCS, LGM-30 Minuteman - Satellite launching role, LGM-30 Minuteman - National Missile Defense Role

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Related development: Titan I Comparable missiles: Atlas missile - Titan I Designation sequence: AGM-22 - MIM-23 - RIM-24 - LGM-25 - AIM-26 - UGM-27 - AGM-28 Designation sequence: SM-65 - B-66 - GAM-67 - XB-68/SM-68 - RB-69 - XB-70 - SR-71 ...

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Titan II, Titan II - Mission, Titan II - Features, Titan II - Background, Titan II - Titan II Intercontintental Ballistic Missile ICBM, Titan II - Data, Titan II - Related content

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AFSPC operates and supports the Global Positioning System, Defense Satellite Communications Systems Phase II and III, Defense Meteorological Support Program, Defense Support Program, NATO III and IV communications and Fleet Satellite Communications System UHF follow-on and MILSTAR satellites. AFSPC currently operates the Atlas II, Delta II, Titan II and Titan IV launch vehicles. This includes all of the nation's primary boosters from the Eastern and Western ranges and range support for the Space Shuttle. AFSPC also operates the nation's prim ...

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Air Force Space Command, Air Force Space Command - Mission, Air Force Space Command - People, Air Force Space Command - Organization, Air Force Space Command - Numbered Air Forces, Air Force Space Command - Direct Reporting Units, Air Force Space Command - Locations, Air Force Space Command - Space capabilities, Air Force Space Command - Resources, Air Force Space Command - History, Air Force Space Command - Point of contact, Air Force Space Command - Trivia

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1962 - January. January 13 - Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (b. 1919) January 20 - Robinson Jeffers, American poet (b. 1887) January 26 - Lucky Luciano, American gangster (b. 1897) January 29 - Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (b. 1875) 1962 - February. February 5 - Jacques Ibert, French composer (b. 1890) February 10 - Eduard von Steiger, President of Switzerland (b. 1881) February 17 - Bruno Walter, German conductor (b. 1876) February 19 - Georgios Papanikolaou, ...

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1962 - January. January 5 - Joe Monzo, American composer January 14 - Michael McCaul, American politician January 17 - Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian January 18 - Jeff Yagher, American actor January 21 - Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003) 1962 - February. February 1 - Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist February 4 - Clint Black, American musician February 5 - Jennifer Jason Leigh, American ...

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