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Opening space research [[electronic resource] ] : dreams, technology, and scientific discovery / / George H. Ludwig
| Opening space research [[electronic resource] ] : dreams, technology, and scientific discovery / / George H. Ludwig |
| Autore | Ludwig George H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (491 p.) |
| Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
| Collana | Special Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics and state - United States
Space sciences - Iowa |
| ISBN |
1-118-66763-8
1-118-67164-3 1-118-67234-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; Introduction; Special acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Setting the Stage at the University of Iowa; Initiating the Iowa cosmic ray program; Inventing the rockoon; Chapter 2: The Early Years; Entering opportunity's door; The summer 1953 rockoon expedition; McDonald's and Webber's balloon programs, 1953-1955; The summer 1954 third rockoon expedition; A great personal adventure, summer 1955; Discovery of the auroral soft radiation; Anderson's Canadian balloon flights in early 1956; Iowa City balloon flights in March 1956
Chapter 3: The International Geophysical Year IGY inception and early planning; Adding rockets to the program; Artificial Earth satellites; A retrospective view of the IGY; Chapter 4: The IGY Program at Iowa; Ground-launched rockets; Projects sometimes failed; Large balloons; Rockoons; Chapter 5: The Vanguard Cosmic Ray Instrument; Van Allen's cosmic ray experiment proposals; Major challenges; Evolution of the instrument design; Assembling and testing the instrument; Final work on the Vanguard instrument; Additional notes on the data recorder; Chapter 6: Sputnik! Early indications of Soviet intentions Scientists gather to review IGY progress; A memorable cocktail party: The announcement; Closing the conference; Continuing reactions; Chapter 7: The U.S. Satellite Competition; Competing launch vehicle proposals; The Stewart Committee and the Vanguard decision; Keeping the Orbiter dream alive; Chapter 8: Go! Jupiter C, Juno, and Deal I; Obtaining the approvals; Preparations at Huntsville and Pasadena; A call from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; A hurried move to California; Building the Deal I satellite; Instrument calibration The corona discharge problem, again Environmental testing; Chapter 9: The Birth of Explorer I; The first countdown attempts; The Deal I launch: Explorer I in orbit!; Public jubilation; Returning from the Cape; Chapter 10: Deal II and Explorers II and III; Building the Deal II instruments; To Cape Canaveral for the Deal II launch; A heartbreaking failed launch attempt; The crash effort for a second try; The Vanguard I launch; A successful Explorer III launch!; Chapter 11: Operations and Data Handling; Explorer I operation; Explorer I data acquisition; Explorer III operation Explorer III data acquisition Data flow; The ground network; Data tape logistics; Making the data intelligible; Reading and tabulating the information; Chapter 12: Discovery of the Trapped Radiation; Iowa's cosmic ray experiment; Early hints of the high-intensity radiation; Examining the Explorer I data; From perplexity to understanding with Explorer III; My hurried move back to Iowa City; The announcement; The Soviets missed the discovery; Chapter 13: Argus and Explorers IV and V; Nuclear weaponry and the cold war; The Argus effect and project; NOTSNIK; The Iowa cosmic ray group and Argus Explorer IV and V preparation and launch |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996213955803316 |
Ludwig George H
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| Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Opening space research : dreams, technology, and scientific discovery / / George H. Ludwig
| Opening space research : dreams, technology, and scientific discovery / / George H. Ludwig |
| Autore | Ludwig George H |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (491 p.) |
| Disciplina |
629.4092
B |
| Collana | Special Publications |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronautics and state - United States
Space sciences - Iowa |
| ISBN |
1-118-66763-8
1-118-67164-3 1-118-67234-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; Introduction; Special acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Setting the Stage at the University of Iowa; Initiating the Iowa cosmic ray program; Inventing the rockoon; Chapter 2: The Early Years; Entering opportunity's door; The summer 1953 rockoon expedition; McDonald's and Webber's balloon programs, 1953-1955; The summer 1954 third rockoon expedition; A great personal adventure, summer 1955; Discovery of the auroral soft radiation; Anderson's Canadian balloon flights in early 1956; Iowa City balloon flights in March 1956
Chapter 3: The International Geophysical Year IGY inception and early planning; Adding rockets to the program; Artificial Earth satellites; A retrospective view of the IGY; Chapter 4: The IGY Program at Iowa; Ground-launched rockets; Projects sometimes failed; Large balloons; Rockoons; Chapter 5: The Vanguard Cosmic Ray Instrument; Van Allen's cosmic ray experiment proposals; Major challenges; Evolution of the instrument design; Assembling and testing the instrument; Final work on the Vanguard instrument; Additional notes on the data recorder; Chapter 6: Sputnik! Early indications of Soviet intentions Scientists gather to review IGY progress; A memorable cocktail party: The announcement; Closing the conference; Continuing reactions; Chapter 7: The U.S. Satellite Competition; Competing launch vehicle proposals; The Stewart Committee and the Vanguard decision; Keeping the Orbiter dream alive; Chapter 8: Go! Jupiter C, Juno, and Deal I; Obtaining the approvals; Preparations at Huntsville and Pasadena; A call from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; A hurried move to California; Building the Deal I satellite; Instrument calibration The corona discharge problem, again Environmental testing; Chapter 9: The Birth of Explorer I; The first countdown attempts; The Deal I launch: Explorer I in orbit!; Public jubilation; Returning from the Cape; Chapter 10: Deal II and Explorers II and III; Building the Deal II instruments; To Cape Canaveral for the Deal II launch; A heartbreaking failed launch attempt; The crash effort for a second try; The Vanguard I launch; A successful Explorer III launch!; Chapter 11: Operations and Data Handling; Explorer I operation; Explorer I data acquisition; Explorer III operation Explorer III data acquisition Data flow; The ground network; Data tape logistics; Making the data intelligible; Reading and tabulating the information; Chapter 12: Discovery of the Trapped Radiation; Iowa's cosmic ray experiment; Early hints of the high-intensity radiation; Examining the Explorer I data; From perplexity to understanding with Explorer III; My hurried move back to Iowa City; The announcement; The Soviets missed the discovery; Chapter 13: Argus and Explorers IV and V; Nuclear weaponry and the cold war; The Argus effect and project; NOTSNIK; The Iowa cosmic ray group and Argus Explorer IV and V preparation and launch |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139037103321 |
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Ludwig George H
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| Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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