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...generated electricity. But until MacCready, energy was stored in batteries. By contrast, Challenger draws its electricity directly from 16,128 solar cells spread over the top of its 47-ft.-long wings and 13-ft. horizontal stabilizer. The cells, originally designed for Air Force satellites, were borrowed from NASA. (Their cost, if MacCready had had to buy them: at least $130,000.) During the flight, they produced a maximum of 2,700 watts of power, less than 4 h.p.; that is roughly one-thirtieth the power of a small, gasoline-driven aircraft. But it was more than enough to drive...
...walked on the moon in 1969, is no has-Bean. Even though he retired last month from NASA, Bean still ranks as a man of the moon. His self-appointed mission: to paint lunar landscapes. A 20-year dabbler who once imitated the apples and oranges of his favorite painters, Cezanne and Degas, Bean switched three years ago to moonscapes. His works, featuring black sky, gray ground and American lunar craft are a spacy combination of impressionism and realism. So far, he has finished six such oils and plans a show for next year. Snaps Bean: "I want...
Under the Auspices of AURA, the Institute will monitor and evaluate data received from the NASA Space Telescope, which is scheduled for launch from the Space Shuttle...
Riccardo Giacconi, professor of Astronomy and a pioneer of modern x-ray astronomy, is leaving Cambridge to become the first director of NASA's new Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore...
...save money, Hudson's designers have cut out many of the back-up systems that NASA rockets use. Space agency officials worry about the resulting risks. Hannah points out, however, that his company carries $25 million in flight-liability insurance to cover any mishap. If a runaway Percheron came down in, say, the Houston Astrodome, $25 million might not even begin to cover the costs...