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...19th whirl around the earth Cooper had discovered that he was in trouble. A small green light went on unexpectedly; the light, used in connection with the pull of gravity, is supposed to flash only when the spacecraft is coming back into the earth's atmosphere...
Developed by Minneapolis-Honeywell on theories worked out at the University of Illinois, the bottled star is officially named ESG (Electrically Suspended Gyro). Like all the gyroscopic equipment that guides modern missiles, ships, aircraft and spacecraft, ESG's performance depends on the fact that a rapidly spinning rotor tends to maintain an unchanging attitude in space; it sticks to its stance regardless of the movement of the vessel on which it is mounted. Gyros that can do this job accurately for short periods are not too hard to build. But when a gyro is used steadily for days...
...currently being added to the Houston skyline, which already includes the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, the new 44-story downtown headquarters of Humble Oil & Refining Co. Under construction 22 miles southeast of the city is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's $123 million Manned Spacecraft Center, scheduled for completion next year...
When Iksee gets going, the sun will be watched around the clock by all the souped-up instruments that have been proliferating in the world's observatories. Its face will be studied for signs of unborn sunspots being gestated under the surface. Satellites and other spacecraft will measure all kinds of solar radiation, ultraviolet and X rays, that do not penetrate the earth's atmosphere. The sun's visible spectrum will be dissected for any detectable signs of differences during the quiet period. The great tongues of flame that leap from the sun's surface will...
Venusian Gales. The recent Mariner shot was so successful that it need not be repeated. The next Venus probe will be much more sophisticated. Dr. Meghreblian thinks that Venus is probably plagued by terrific winds, and he wants the next spacecraft to drop a capsule into the planet's clouds to release tough-skinned balloons that will drift with the Venusian gales. A few such balloons, carrying radios that can be followed by an orbiting spacecraft, should tell a lot about the planet's meteorology and perhaps explain what the mysterious clouds are made...