... Baikonur launch site, . branch office of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia . At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-17 transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program. A rollout of the Soyuz spacecraft from the assembly-test facility to the launch site was provided. The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-17 transport spacecraft was erected on the launch pad. ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...

Workshop Home . ... Travel to Baltimore . ... Baltimore, MD 21218 USA . ... Travel options between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore are discussed below for those participants that will also be attending the "Communicating Astronomy to the Public Conference that immediately follows this workshop on October 1-3, 2003 in Washington D.C. ( http://www.nrao.edu/ccap/ ). ... Airport: The closest is Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI), which is about 13 miles (25 minutes) from the Institute. ...

... ASKAP is coming! ... Streamline scheduling and observing modes 6 ATNF Operations Structure Telescopes Systems Science Services Computing infrastructure Scientific software Archives Visitor services Receivers, LO, conversion National Facility Operations Science Operations Engineering Operations Digital, servo Cryogenics Mechanical, Drives, Electrical Site 7 Science Operations Centre · · · · · Located at Marsfield Fully supported ... Will use information from OPAL. ...

JSC Celebrates 40 Years of Human Space Flight . Space Shuttle . ... To assist in honing the interaction between crews and the shuttle systems, the shuttle mission simulators provided integrated training for crews, the MCC and mission operators, payload support groups, and tracking and telemetry systems. ... Still vital in training today, its three basic stations, a fixed-based crew station, a network simulation system and a motion-base crew station, became operational in 1978. ...

... B elfast City Council, 9 June 2008 : BelfastÁ€™s new Lord Mayor, Councillor Naomi Long, will be inviting the people of the city to literally Á€˜Look UpÁ€™ at the stars later this month. The Belfast City Carnival will help celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, when one of the highlights of the cityÁ€™s cultural calendar takes to the streets on Saturday 27 June. ... Direct link to the press release from Belfast City Council . International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

... NASA Integrated Services Network (NISN) . ... Russian Space Science Internet (RSSI) . ... In the Fall of 1993, NASA Science lnternet (NSI) and the Russian Space Science lnternet (RSSI) began a cooperative effort to provide lnternet communications to selected Russian institutions in order to promote sponsored scientific cooperation between the two countries. ... This change, limiting full lnternet access via NISN for NASA selected Russian institutions, will take place no later than July 1998. ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 29.09.1995 . ... Credit: NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) . Explanation: The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) was launched by a NASA Delta rocket in 1978 to provide a space telescope for ultraviolet astronomy. A collaborative project among NASA, ESA and the British SRC (now PPARC) agencies, IUE's estimated lifetime was 3 to 5 years. ... September 1995 . ... A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC . ... Publications with keywords: ultraviolet . ...

... Academics . ... University Psychological Counseling . ... Center for International Education . ... Center for International Cooperation . ... Fuhurovka Sports and Health Camp . ... Sports and Health Camp "Figurovka" of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University is one of the first student camps in Ukraine that operates since 1957. ... Address: Kharkiv oblast, Chuguiev district, tract "Figurovka", Sports and Health camp "Figurovka." ... Copyright 2010 V.šN. Karazin Kharkiv National University. ...

Next: Calling Parameters Up: CAL_rgsgetXRTFigure Previous: CAL_rgsgetXRTFigure Contents . This provides the shape of the XRT along the dispersion direction (integrated in cross-dispersion). ... Numerical integration of the parameterized PSF (see HIGH accuracy level described in section 3.2.1 ) . ... The width of the PSF of the telescope scales as a function of angle of incidence on the gratings and diffration angle of the RGA by the chromatic magnification function . ...

... September 29, 1995 . The International Ultraviolet Explorer . Credit: NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) . Explanation: The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) was launched by a NASA Delta rocket in 1978 to provide a space telescope for ultraviolet astronomy. A collaborative project among NASA, ESA and the British SRC (now PPARC) agencies, IUE's estimated lifetime was 3 to 5 years. ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ... A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC . ...

WPLTN Technical Workshop . ... WPLTN-2012) . ... of the International Scientific Technical Conference WPLTN-2012 . ... Having an opinion that the collocation of various space geodesy measurement technologies has a fundamental role in increasing the accuracy of fundamental and applied positioning, navigation and timing provision, the International Scientific Technical Conference WPLTN-2012 has come to the following conclusions: 2.1. ... Web-page . ... Resolution of the conference WPLTN-2012 . ...

... SSAU scientists, specialists and students were engaged in creation of new scientific equipment for the new satellite for about two years. ... It will participate in the first launch campaign from the space-launch complex Vostochniy. ... The first launch from Vostochniy will perform the Samara carrier rocket Soyuz-2.1a , which will orbit another device created by SSAU scientists and students - nanosatellite SamSat-218 , as well as the university spacecraft Mikhail Lomonosov (Moscow State University)....

... Observatory . ... Science . ... Contact . ... Science Users Information > ESO Staff and Contact Information . ... Science Users Information . Observing Facilities . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... Phase 1 Proposals . ... Data Handling and Products . ... Several teams provide support in regard to ESO's telescopes and instruments, e.g. support for observing proposal preparation and submission, observation scheduling, data flow operation, information service, maintain instrumentation manuals. ...

... ESA/NASA Solar Probe . ... Mission Operations . ... Ulysses is a solar probe launched in 1990 that has made the first-ever measurements of the Sun from a polar orbit. ... Formerly called the International Solar-Polar Mission (ISPM), Ulysses is an exploratory mission carried out jointly by ESA and NASA. ... NASA provided the launch aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery (together with the upper-stage motor) and the spacecraft power generator, and is responsible for the remaining experiments. ...

The Wind spacecraft. ... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... For additional details and updates, see the home page of the "Wind" mission. Exploration" home page (index) Glossary . ...

With the aim of providing steady development of astronomy and spreading astronomical knowledge the Euro-Asian Astronomical Society (EAAS) and the Euro-Asian Association of Astronomy Teachers (EAATA) of the EAAS with the assistance of the P.K.Sternberg State Astronomical Institute (in Moscow), Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences (in Niznij Arkhyz) and the Moscow-Regional ... The Coordinating Council forms an IAO jury for the period of holding the current Olympiad. ...

NATIONAL ASTRONOMY AND IONOSPHERE CENTER . ... The Arecibo Observatory is part of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), a national research center operated by SRI International, USRA and UMET, under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). ... As the site of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, the Observatory is recognized as one of the most important national centers for research in radio astronomy, planetary radar and terrestrial aeronomy. ...

... The Site Safety Officer is responsible for continued safe functioning of facilities and equipment including telescopes, and the safety of personnel involved in or near maintenance activities. ... All employees are responsible for prompt reporting of conditions requiring maintenance. ... Preventive maintenance programs will be designed to insure a safe and healthful working environment for every employee and to minimize the need for emergency repairs. ... EMERGENCY REPAIRS . ... WRITTEN PROCEDURES . ...

... We have developed an integrated system that performs astronomical observations in Near Infrared bands operating two-dimensional instruments at the Italian National Infrared Facility's ARNICA and LONGSP . ... The user interface is organized as widget-based X11 client. ... 1993; Di Giacomo et al. 1993). ... Moreover, if the interprocess communication interface includes support for networking, the software immediately becomes network distributed software. ... DESQview/X User Guide 1993, Quarterdeck . ...