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Pioneer 12 →. Pioneer 11 (also known as Pioneer G) is a NASA robotic space probe launched on April 5, 1973, to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter and Saturn, the solar wind, and cosmic rays. [ 2 ] It was the first probe to encounter Saturn, the second to fly through the asteroid belt, and the second to fly by Jupiter.
Step-through frame. A Triumph with a step-through frame. Woman with a step-through frame bicycle in the 1890s. A step-through frame (also known as open frame, drop frame, or low-step frame) is a type of bicycle frame, often used for utility bicycles, with a low or absent top tube or cross-bar. [1]
In human spaceflight, a life-support system is a group of devices that allow a human being to survive in outer space. US government space agency NASA, [2] and private spaceflight companies use the phrase "environmental control and life-support system" or the acronym "ECLSS" when describing these systems. [3] The life-support system may supply ...
The system will pool computer power programs and specialized know-how of about 15 computer research centers stretching from Massachusetts Institute of Technology to the California coast. Other California stations will be at the Rand Corp. and System Development Corp., both of Santa Monica; the Berkeley and Santa Barbara campuses of the ...
General Atomics Mojave. The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, one component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS)) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the United States Air Force (USAF).
Launch of Mariner 1 in 1962. The Mariner program was conducted by the American space agency NASA to explore other planets.Between 1962 and late 1973, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) designed and built 10 robotic interplanetary probes named Mariner to explore the inner Solar System – visiting the planets Venus, Mars and Mercury for the first time, and returning to Venus and Mars for ...
Ground-coupled heat exchanger. A qanat and windcatcher used as an earth duct, for both earth coupling and evaporative cooling. No fan is needed; the suction in the lee of the windtower draws the air up and out. A ground-coupled heat exchanger is an underground heat exchanger that can capture heat from and/or dissipate heat to the ground.
Hope Karnopp, USA TODAY. September 22, 2024 at 1:30 PM. The cast of HBO's "Veep" and late-night host Stephen Colbert will hold a virtual table read event for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin on ...