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Clementine (officially called the Deep Space Program Science Experiment (DSPSE)) was a joint space project between the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (previously the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization) and NASA, launched on January 25, 1994.
On January 25, 1994, Clementine was launched from Space Launch Complex 4 West at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, using a Titan II launch vehicle. The mission had two phases. The mission had two phases.
BMDO became better known in the public eye in 1994 when it launched a space probe, Clementine, to the Moon, in collaboration with NASA. BMDO was primarily interested in field testing new satellite and space reconnaissance technologies incorporated in Clementine, technologies which enabled Clementine to discover pockets of ice at the Moon's ...
English: In 1994, during its flight, the Clementine spacecraft returned images of the moon. In addition to the geologic mapping cameras, the Clementine spacecraft also carried two Star Tracker cameras for navigation.
NASA: 1994 orbiter success south polar observations ... Clementine: BMDO/ NASA: 1994 flyby ... Selected for mission #14 of NASA's Discovery Program to explore a ...
He served as a scientific co-investigator for two NASA space science missions, and received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for the 1994 Clementine mission. He was named the 2009 Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director of the Year.
NASA's Clementine spacecraft was launched aboard a Titan 23G in January 1994. All Titan 23G missions were launched from Space Launch Complex 4 West (SLC-4W) on Vandenberg Air Force Base, under the operational command of the 6595th Aerospace Test Group and its follow-on organizations of the 4th Space Launch Squadron and 2nd Space Launch Squadron.
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal 1994 for his conception and execution of the Clementine mission; National Space Society’s Space Pioneer Award for 1994; Rotary National Award for Space Achievement; National Space Club Nelson P Jackson Award; Aviation Week and Space Technology 1994 Aerospace Laurel Award for outstanding achievement in the ...