Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Science and AstronauticsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 |
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... material being released by tidal strains as the two bodies move close together . The seismometer data show signals , such as would be generated by meteorites of the size of a large grapefruit , at a rate of about one per month within a ...
... material being released by tidal strains as the two bodies move close together . The seismometer data show signals , such as would be generated by meteorites of the size of a large grapefruit , at a rate of about one per month within a ...
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... material , and Apollo 12 returned 34 kg . Trapped in this precious material are clues to happenings from the beginning of our solar system . These materials have been classified into three general categories : igneous rocks ( solidified ...
... material , and Apollo 12 returned 34 kg . Trapped in this precious material are clues to happenings from the beginning of our solar system . These materials have been classified into three general categories : igneous rocks ( solidified ...
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... material and are in gravitational equilibrium . A related mystery is the fact that the material found at the surface of ... materials satisfactorily survived the vacuum , radiation , and temperature extremes which were well beyond design ...
... material and are in gravitational equilibrium . A related mystery is the fact that the material found at the surface of ... materials satisfactorily survived the vacuum , radiation , and temperature extremes which were well beyond design ...
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... materials and structures of the central peaks and floor . The central peaks , which rise 800 meters above the crater floor , probably represent material from deep within the Moon ( 10 to 20 kilometers deep ) that was brought to its ...
... materials and structures of the central peaks and floor . The central peaks , which rise 800 meters above the crater floor , probably represent material from deep within the Moon ( 10 to 20 kilometers deep ) that was brought to its ...
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... material will continue for some years . We hope to have sufficient data to answer the first order questions posed by the scientific community . As stated by the Space Science Board " ... the Apollo missions do not simply represent the ...
... material will continue for some years . We hope to have sufficient data to answer the first order questions posed by the scientific community . As stated by the Space Science Board " ... the Apollo missions do not simply represent the ...
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Page 148 - Because we have played and will continue to play a vital role in the development of...
Page 272 - ... means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems; 7. the term "communications common carrier" has the same meaning as the term "common carrier...
Page 37 - Office of Advanced Research and Technology, and the Office of Space Science and Applications. This team will be supported by a scientific steering group composed of both academic and in-house NASA scientists.
Page 41 - OUR UNDERSTANDING OF: • THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM • THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE • DYNAMIC PROCESSES ON EARTH NASA SL74-3232 1-31-74 FIGURE 458 and (3) the dynamic processes that affect us on Earth (fig.
Page 2 - We must realize that space activities will be a part of our lives for the rest of time.
Page 105 - FAA and with ESRO, designs for satellite systems which could meet those needs. Several alternative satellite system concepts have evolved from this effort. Recognizing the need for a clear government policy and the primary responsibility of DoT in the establishment of pre-operational and operational systems to serve the airlines, the Office of Telecommunications Policy (OTP) on 7 January 1971 issued a Statement of Government Policy on Satellite Telecommunications for International Civil Aviation...
Page 20 - Without objection the entire statement will be included in the record, and you may proceed as you please, (The entire statement of Edgar M.
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Page 91 - ... needs of their respective States. Questions of general policy regarding the management of cooperative enterprises have been carefully considered by the stations during the past year, and considerable progress has been made in the adjustment of administrative difficulties. The close relations which the stations hold with farmers in their respective States, and their intimate acquaintance with the local needs and requirements of agriculture, make it very desirable that in all cooperative work the...
Page 42 - THE SOLAR SYSTEM By collecting further data on these neighboring planets we hope not only to improve our understanding of the origin and evolution of the solar system, but also to improve our ability to predict how Earth might react to changing conditions. For example, the further study of Mars and Venus should increase our understanding of whether a continued dumping of exhaust products and reduction of vegetation could eventually lead to a "runaway greenhouse" on Earth that could endanger all future...