2019 April

22 Apr
2019
April 22, 2019

CyMISS Image of the Month: 3D Views of Super Typhoon Soudelor from the ISS

The goal of the ongoing CyMISS (tropical Cyclone intensity Measurements from the ISS) project is to acquire image sequences of intense tropical cyclones (TCs), such as […]
Image & Data Processing, Manned Spaceflight, Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing Science, Spaceflight
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18 Apr
2019
April 18, 2019

The Soviet Zond Missions of 1963-65: Planetary Probe Test Flights

By the beginning of 1963 as the crippled Mars 1 was making its way towards the Red Planet, Chief Designer Sergei Korolev and his team at […]
Lunar & Planetary Missions, Spaceflight
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13 Apr
2019
April 13, 2019

The First Discoverer Missions: America’s Original (Secret) Satellite Program

As the Cold War deepened in the 1950s, Americans developed an ever worsening case of paranoia about its primary adversary, the Soviet Union. These fears were […]
Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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9 Apr
2019
April 9, 2019

Project Mercury: Choosing the Astronauts & Their Machine

As NASA started its first full calendar year of existence on January 1, 1959, groups of engineers and managers were busy starting up the various programs […]
Manned Spaceflight, Spaceflight
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5 Apr
2019
April 5, 2019

Soyuz 18A: The First Crewed Inflight Launch Abort

With over 140 crewed missions flown over the last half a century, the Russian Soyuz is the longest-serving and most-flown crewed spacecraft design of the Space […]
Manned Spaceflight, Spaceflight
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