Milestones in Airborne Astronomy: From the 1920's to the Present NASA Ames Research Center

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Dolci, Wendy Whiting, author.

Conference Name:

World Aviation Congress & Exposition (1997-10-13 : Anaheim, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1997

Summary:

The use of airplanes for astronomical observations began in the 1920's. From then until the early 1960's, almost all of the observations made from aircraft were for the purpose of viewing solar eclipses. Due to advances in technology and increasing interest in infrared astronomy, the use of airplanes for astronomy expanded during the 1960's to include planetary observations and a wide range of other studies. This paper describes some of the major milestones of airborne astronomy, from the1920's to the present

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

975609

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license