Word: saturns
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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OPEN NIGHT AT THE OBSERVATORY: On August 8 at 8:p.m. there will be an open night at the Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at 60 Garden Street (opposite Linnean Street). Fred A. Franklin will speak on "The Planet Saturn." There will be telescopic observations if the weather is permitting. From 7:30-10:30 there will be Astronomical exhibits and films. The Open Night is open to all Harvard Summer School students and is free. Tickets should be obtained in advance from Matthews Hall 4. No seats will be reserved after...
...present the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is planning to reach the moon by earth orbital rendezvous (EOR)-an effort that will require two advanced Saturn boosters, each with 6,600,000 Ibs. of thrust. One rocket will carry the crew and its Apollo capsule and place it in an orbit around the earth. The second will bring up the fuel, rocket engines and other gear needed for the remainder of the earth-moon trip. The two payloads will rendezvous on orbit and prepare for departure for the moon. If preliminary tests make this system look too difficult. Webb proposes...
...enthusiasts estimate that a single advanced Saturn booster will be powerful enough to make the voyage direct, skipping the costly and difficult rendezvous in earth orbit...
From the blockhouses of Canaveral to remote tracking stations, spacemen were jubilant. Saturn had flown precisely according to plan, reaching a top speed of 3,750 m.p.h., curving 50 miles down range before being purposefully destroyed. From the brief flight, scientists got 602 different kinds of information radioed back to them. Said a proud program officer: "One success may be a miracle, but with two we start building statistics." In the course of eight future statistic-building tests scheduled to be finished by 1964, Saturn will acquire a live second stage, which will be powered by a cluster...
Failure & Proof. Even though Saturn's successful test last week demonstrated that U.S. missiles pack increasing power, it remained for another missile to prove that Cape Canaveral's marksmen are getting sharper, too. Ranger IV rose perfectly from its pad, engines screaming as it highballed toward its lunar landing. Almost 64 hours later, Ranger hit the far side of the moon, but its flight was far from an unqualified success. Soon after takeoff, something went wrong with the computer that was supposed to control the missile's many instruments and trans mit the data back to earth...