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Sputnik

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2012-10-04T15:16:22.000Z
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Education  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
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INTELSAT/IEE International Conference on Digital Satellite Communication [proceedings] 25-27 November 1969, held at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Savoy Place, London, W.C. 2

Author:
INTELSAT/IEE International Conference on Digital Satellite Communication (1969 : London)  Search this
Institution of Electrical Engineers  Search this
International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 558 p illustrations, maps 30 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
Date:
1969
Topic:
Artificial satellites in telecommunication  Search this
Satellites artificiels dans les télécommunications  Search this
Call number:
TK5104 .I106 1969
TK5104.I106 1969
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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edanmdm:siris_sil_7650

Missile, Liquid Fuel, Partly Cutaway, Redstone

Manufacturer:
Chrysler Corporation, Michigan Army Missile Plant  Search this
Materials:
Aluminum alloy body, engine, steel; six fiberglass bottles above engine; nose cone tip, overall, aluminum
Dimensions:
Overall: 63 ft. tall x 5 ft. 10 in. diameter x 7 ft. 5 in. wing span (1920.24 x 177.8 x 226.06cm)
Type:
CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transferred from U.S. Army
Inventory Number:
A19780064000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
Human Spaceflight
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9790267aa-a044-4785-87c2-594e91404ec4
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Space technology and earth problems Edited by C. Quentin Ford

Author:
Ford, C. Quentin (Clarence Quentin),- 1923-  Search this
American Astronautical Society  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 401 p illus 25 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
Date:
1970
Topic:
Artificial satellites  Search this
Astronautics--Technology transfer  Search this
Space sciences  Search this
Technology transfer  Search this
Astronautique--Transfert de technologie  Search this
Satellites artificiels  Search this
Sciences spatiales  Search this
Call number:
TL796.A1 S4
TL796.A1 S73 1969
TL796.A1S4
TL796.A1S73 1969
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_5992

Communicating by satellite; report of the Twentieth Century Fund Task Force on International Satellite Communications. Background paper by Paul L. Laskin

Author:
Twentieth Century Fund Task Force on International Satellite Communications  Search this
Laskin, Paul L  Search this
Physical description:
78 pages 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1969
Topic:
Artificial satellites in telecommunication  Search this
Satellites artificiels dans les télécommunications  Search this
communications satellites  Search this
Call number:
HE9719 .T97
HE9719.T97
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_4567

The moon as viewed by lunar orbiter, by L. J. Kosofsky and Farouk El-Baz

Author:
Kosofsky, L. J.  Search this
Author:
El-Baz, Farouk  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division  Search this
Subject:
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite)  Search this
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial Satellite)  Search this
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite)  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 152 pages illustrations (part color) 36 cm
Type:
Books
Photographs from space
Photographies spatiales
Photograph
Photographies
Photographs
Place:
Moon
Lune
LUNA
Date:
1970
Topic:
Lunar orbiter (Satellite artificiel)  Search this
Lune--Photographies spatiales  Search this
FOTOGRAFIA ASTRONOMICA  Search this
Photographs from space  Search this
Call number:
QB595 .K63
QB595 .K86
QB595.K63
QB595.K86
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_4718

Space exploration and applications; papers

Author:
United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (1st : 1968 : Vienna, Austria)  Search this
Physical description:
2 volume (xxvii, 1289 pages) illustrations 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Actes de congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
Date:
1969
Topic:
Artificial satellites  Search this
Space sciences  Search this
Satellites artificiels  Search this
Sciences spatiales  Search this
CONFERENCES  Search this
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION  Search this
Satellites  Search this
SPACE EXPLORATION  Search this
Space law  Search this
United Nations  Search this
Call number:
TL787 .U45 1968X
TL787.U45 1968X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_4755

Soviet writings on earth satellites and space travel

Author:
Shternfelʹd, Ario Abramovich  Search this
Physical description:
253 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1970
Topic:
Artificial satellites  Search this
Artificial satellites, Russian  Search this
Manned space flight  Search this
Satellites artificiels russes  Search this
Satellites artificiels  Search this
Vol spatial habité  Search this
artificial satellites  Search this
Call number:
TL796.5.R8 S72 1970
TL796.5.R8S72 1970
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_5025

Periodic Chart of the Atoms

Maker:
Welch Scientific Company  Search this
Measurements:
rolled: 58 in x 3 1/4 in; 147.32 cm x 8.255 cm
overall; rolled: 58 in x 2 5/8 in; 147.32 cm x 6.6675 cm
Object Name:
chart, periodic table
Date made:
1963
ID Number:
1994.0019.01
Accession number:
1994.0019
Catalog number:
1994.0019.01
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Medicine and Science: Chemistry
Sputnik
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
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Biology Laboratory Manual

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 15.2 cm x 22.8 cm; x 6 in x 9 in
Object Name:
manual
Date made:
1963
ID Number:
1993.0287.01
Catalog number:
1993.0287.01
Accession number:
1993.0287
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Sputnik
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-fb0f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1165085
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Rocket, Launch Vehicle, Jupiter-C, Replica, with Explorer 1 Satellite, Replica

Manufacturer:
Reynolds Metals Company  Search this
Materials:
Body, mainly aluminum; some steel including rocket engine and launch stand; exhaust vanes, carbon phenolic.
Dimensions:
Overall: 66 ft. 7 3/16 in. tall x 5 ft. 10 in. diameter, 64200 lb. (2029.97 x 177.8cm, 29120.9kg)
Type:
CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1958
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Army
Inventory Number:
A19590068000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar:
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f5ff8f39-d73c-4b85-841a-cfe9414e2768
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Satellite, Explorer I

Manufacturer:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology  Search this
U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal  Search this
Materials:
Steel, copper alloy, aluminum, rubber, paint, electrical wires
Dimensions:
Other: 205.7 × 15.2cm, 12.9kg (81 × 6 in., 28 1/2lb.)
Type:
SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Inventory Number:
A19620034000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
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National Air and Space Museum
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Computer Unit, Course LineComputer, Pictoral Display System

Manufacturer:
ACF Industries Inc., Electronics Division  Search this
Materials:
Aluminium Alloy
Paint
Magnetic Metal
Paper
Adhesive
Dimensions:
3-D: 38.1 × 12.5 × 19.7cm (1 ft. 3 in. × 4 15/16 in. × 7 3/4 in.)
Type:
AVIONICS-Electronic/Satellite Navigation
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1956?
Inventory Number:
A19731425000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Display Unit, Course Line Computer, Pictoral Display System

Manufacturer:
ACF Industries Inc., Electronics Division  Search this
Materials:
Aluminium Alloy
Plastic
Paint
Copper Alloy
Paper
Adhesive
Dimensions:
3-D: 7.6 × 16.5 × 16.4cm (3 × 6 1/2 × 6 7/16 in.)
Type:
AVIONICS-Electronic/Satellite Navigation
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1956?
Inventory Number:
A19731425001
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum
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Selector Control Unit, Course Line Computer, Pictoral Display System

Manufacturer:
ACF Industries Inc., Electronics Division  Search this
Materials:
HAZMAT: Possible Cadmium
Aluminium Alloy
Plastic
Paint
Steel
Copper Alloy
Paper
Adhesive
Dimensions:
3-D: 7.6 × 14.6 × 7.6cm (3 × 5 3/4 × 3 in.)
Type:
AVIONICS-Electronic/Satellite Navigation
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1956?
Inventory Number:
A19731425002
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
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National Air and Space Museum
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Nautical Miles Counter, Course Line Computer, Pictoral Display System

Manufacturer:
ACF Industries Inc., Electronics Division  Search this
Materials:
Aluminium Alloy
Glass
Paint
Magnetic Metal
Paper
Adhesive
Dimensions:
3-D: 12.4 × 8.3 × 8.3cm (4 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
Type:
AVIONICS-Electronic/Satellite Navigation
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1956?
Inventory Number:
A19731425003
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9dc69db2a-5a04-432d-9eab-246fd45e7ea1
EDAN-URL:
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Radio Beam Coupler, Course Line Computer, Pictoral Display System

Manufacturer:
ACF Industries Inc., Electronics Division  Search this
Materials:
Aluminium Alloy
Paint
Magnetic Metal
Plastic
Adhesive
Dimensions:
3-D: 6.3 × 1.9 × 3.5cm (2 1/2 × 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.)
Type:
AVIONICS-Electronic/Satellite Navigation
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1956?
Inventory Number:
A19731425004
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97810be78-aff3-4e0e-8c39-d8088ae02aaa
EDAN-URL:
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Lunar Probe, Ranger, Block III

Title:
Lunar Probe, Ranger, Block III
Manufacturer:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology  Search this
Materials:
Metal, plastic, assorted composites.
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 ft. 3 in. tall x 15 ft. wide, 784.2 lb. (312.42 x 457.2cm, 355.7kg)
Type:
SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number:
A19770993000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition:
Destination Moon
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96a27a3ec-3bac-4023-ac77-bbc8c5de1843
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19770993000
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Receiver, Radio Range, ARC, Lab Prototype, Model B

Manufacturer:
Aircraft Radio Corp.  Search this
Materials:
Steel, Paint, Plastic, Phenolic Resin, Aluminum
Dimensions:
3-D: 15.2 x 39.4 x 19.1cm, 5.1kg (6 x 15 1/2 x 7 1/2 in., 11 3/16lb.)
Type:
AVIONICS-Electronic/Satellite Navigation
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1929
Credit Line:
Gift of Cessna Aircraft Company
Inventory Number:
A19840545000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv99dbf9b72-19fd-4ab4-bfde-08682a47d8ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19840545000
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Introduction to the theory of flight of artificial earth satellites (Vvedenie v teoriyu poleta iskusstvennykh sputnikov Zemli) [By] P. E. Elʹyasberg. Translated from Russian [by Z. Lerman]

Author:
Ėlʹiasberg, P. E (Pavel Efimovich)  Search this
Physical description:
x, 345 pages illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1967
Topic:
Artificial satellites--Orbits  Search this
Satellites artificiels--Orbites  Search this
Call number:
TL796.6.E2 E4 1967
TL796.6.E2 E42 E1967
TL796.6.E2E4 1967
TL796.6.E2E42 E1967
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_2368

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