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Homer Newell and the Early Post-War Space Science Program

Posted on October 21, 2016 by launiusr

Homer E. Newell (1915-1983) is one of the NASA leaders I am profiling in a book I have underway. His career was remarkable. He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Wisconsin in 1940 and served as a theoretical … Continue reading →

Posted in Lunar Exploration, Science, Space | Tagged Ernst Krause, History, Homer Newell, Moon race, NASA, Naval Research Laboratory, Rocket Sonde Research Section, science, sounding rockets, space science, U.S. Civil Space, Upper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel, V-2, V‑2 Upper Atmosphere Panel, WAC-Corporal, White Sands | Leave a comment

Wednesday’s Book Review: “GPS Declassified”

Posted on July 1, 2015 by launiusr

GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones. By Richard D. Easton and Eric F. Frazier. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2013. Foreword by Rick W. Sturdevant. Illustrations, acknowledgments, abbreviations, notes, selected bibliography, index. Pp. xii – 301. ISBN: 978-1-61234-408-9. Hardcover … Continue reading →

Posted in Space | Tagged Brad Parkinson, Eric F. Frazier, global positioning system, GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones, KAL 007, Military Airlift Command (MAC), Naval Research Laboratory, navigation, NAVSTAR GPS (Navigation Signal Timing and Ranging Global Positioning System), Richard D. Easton, Roger Easton, Ronald Reagan, Soviet Air Force, space navigation, TIMATION, TRANSIT, University of Nebraska Press | 2 Comments

Chronology of Key Space Anniversaries for 2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by launiusr

1945—70 Years Ago 4 July—The NACA’s Pilotless Aircraft Research Division (PARD) launched from Wallops Island, Maryland, its first test vehicle, a small two-stage, solid-fuel rocket to check out the installation’s instrumentation. The group soon began serious work to learn about … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Space | Tagged 1960s, Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program, Akatsuki, Alexei Leonov, Apollo 13, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Army Ballistics Missile Agency, Atlantis, Atlas, cold war, Deep Impact 1, Dragon, Echo 1, Ed White, Falcon 9, Frank Borman, Gemini III, Gemini IV, Gemini VI, Gemini VII, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Gus Grissom, Hayabusa, History, hubble space telescope, IKAROS, Intelsat 1, International Space Station, Jim Lovell, John W. Young, Luna 16, Luna 17, Lunokhod 1, Mariner 4, Mir, Moon, Moon race, NACA, NASA, National Security Council, Naval Research Laboratory, Norman E. Thagard, Pilotless Aircraft Research Division, Project Vanguard, Redstone Arsenal, science, Soyuz 9, space science, space shuttle, SpaceX, Tiros 1, Titan, Tom Stafford, Transit 1B, U.S. Civil Space, V-2, Viking, Voskhod 2, Voyager, WAC-Corporal, Wally Schirra, Wernher von Braun, White Sands Proving Grounds | 5 Comments

Homer Newell and the Beginnings of the NASA Space Science Program

Posted on October 20, 2014 by launiusr

When Congress established NASA in 1958 it explicitly charged the new space agency with “the expansion of human knowledge of phenomena in the atmosphere and space.” In fulfillment of that mandateNASA created the Office of Space Sciences and installed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Space | Tagged 1960s, decadal surveys, History, Homer E. Newell, NASA, National Academy of Science, Naval Research Laboratory, science, Space Science Board, Space Science Steering Committee, U.S. Civil Space, University of Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Naval Research Laboratory

Homer Newell and the Early Post-War Space Science Program

Wednesday’s Book Review: “GPS Declassified”

Chronology of Key Space Anniversaries for 2015

Homer Newell and the Beginnings of the NASA Space Science Program

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