... Вместе с Akatsuki к Венере отправился еще более своеобразный межпланетный зонд - первый в истории космонавтики успешный аппарат с солнечным парусом. ... Сухая масса КА IKAROS - 290 кг, из которых 13 кг приходится собственно на парус и 2 кг - на четыре концевых груза, а полная - 310 кг. ... IKAROS также оснащен датчиками, измеряющими электрический заряд паруса и его температуру. ... Таким образом, как с гордостью отмечает JAXA, IKAR0S стал первым в мире межпланетным КА с настоящим солнечным парусом *...

... Heracles Triplane and Aerospace Systems . The key characteristics of two-stage aerospace systems are determined according to speed and carrying capacity of the aircraft-carrier used . ... So the SPIRAL system hypersonic carrier was expected to launch the second stage by weight 63 tons at a speed corresponding to 6M; whereas launching weight of the MAKS system orbital stage with the use of the An-225 MRIYA heavy subsonic aircraft reaches 275 tons, and the HERACLES aircraft - 450 tons. ...

... 1979 A TICKET TO SPACE . ... The Volks-rocket and its designer, Robert Truax. ... We have since heard of another "private venture" space project being pursued by the veteran rocket pioneer Robert Truax in the United States. ... One need not have the advanced degrees, perfect health or the thousands of hours .of flight time this frontier has demanded to be attracted towards it. ... Robert Truax brings some forty years of experience to his private manned space flight programme. ... Flight Tests . ...

The Second U.S. Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog ( UCAC2 ) Table of Contents 1) Introduction 2) Summary of the Project a) Observations and Instrumentation b) Reductions of UCAC Observations c) Computation of Proper Motions 3) Properties of the Catalog and Important Notes For the User a) Sky Coverage b) Completeness c) Positions, Proper Motions and Error Calculations d) UCAC2 Magnitudes e) 2MASS Photometry f) Non-stellar ... All stars in the UCAC2 have proper motions. ...