BIG PLANS FOR BIG REENTRY
The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, U.S. Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office are all involved in extensive planning for the early June controlled reentry of the 35,000-lb. Compton gamma-ray observatory. The $557-million Compton, launched by the shuttle in 1991, is down to minimum gyro...
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