NASA's Gravity Probe B successfully launched
NASA's long-awaited Gravity Probe B (GP-B) successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 12:57:24 p.m. EDT April 19, kicking off an 18-month mission to test unverified predictions made by Albert Einstein. A launch attempt on April 19 was scrubbed three minutes before liftoff when...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Related Content
