Mariner Mars flyby distance : correspondence etween Seamans, Sagan and Newell, 1961 Oct 23-Dec 12.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a research and development center and NASA field center in Pasadena, California. The JPL is owned by NASA and managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology. The laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network. Among the laboratory's major active projects are the Mars Scien...

Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996

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Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the first physical messages sent into space: the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extra...

Newell, Homer E. Jr. 1915-1983.

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Seamans, Robert Channing, 1918-2008

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Seamans was Associate Administrator. From the description of Proposed Decontamination Procedures to be Used on Ranger A3 Spacecraft : letter to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1961 Jun 26. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098214 From the description of Delegation of Responsibility for Payload Decontamination Procedures to Homer Newell : teletype to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1962 Feb 5. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library a...