OAO-B Press Kit
OAO-B Press Kit
OAO-B Press Kit
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OAO-B FACTS
Spacecraft
Experiment
Peculiar stars--time-depen-
dent photometry of peculiar
stars such as the Wolf-Rayet,
T-Tauri and pulsating vari-
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Orbital Flements
Prime Contractors
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OAO EXPERIMENT BACKGROUND Untversity College
London/Leicester
Universiy of WisconsIn (OAO 1&2) Goddard Princeton Universitv EcDeriment
SAO (OAO-B) Univ. (OAO-C) (OAO-c)
Stellar Nebular Scanning Schwarzchild Spectro-
Photometer Spectrometer Camera p.2hotometer Spectrometer X-Ray telescope
Aperture 8 in. 16 in. 41.0 sq. in. 12 in. 38 in. 32 in. Various
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OAO-B MISSION
OAO-B Separation
Survival
Observatory Checkout
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During this spacecraft checkout, extreme caution will
be taken prior to turning on high voltage subsystems. This
permits proper outgasing and reduces the likelihood of electrical
arcing or corona.
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Scientific
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The OAO-2 science package consists of two experiments and
11 telescopes. Seven of the telescopes, provided by the
University of Wisconsin, are studying individual stars for
long periods of times as well as interstellar dust and certain
planets in our solar system. The remaining four telescopes
are in Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) experiment.
These telescopes are taking stellar pictures of the sky to provide
astronomers with the first stellar maps of our universe in the
ultraviolet. The faintness of the Moon in ultraviolet indicates
either that it reflects less ultraviolet light than expected,
or that the Sun is somewhat fainter in ultraviolet than the
most recent observations and theories would suggest.
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OAO-B TEAM
NASA Headquarters
Dr. John E. Naugle Associate Administrator for
Space Science & Applications
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Programs, OSSA
Dr. Nancy G. Roman Chief of Astronomy, OSSA
Mr. D. Dixon Ashworth OAO Program Manager
Mr. F. R. Schmidt Centaur Program Manager
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Industry
Industry Team
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Company Responsibility
0J; Adcole Corp. Solar aspect sensors
Waltham, Mass.
Arco
Great Neck, New York Electrical componerts
AVCO Corp.
Electronics Division OAO command receiver
I Cincinnati
Bendix Corporation
Electric Power Division
Eatontown, N. J.
OAO power control unit, power
regulator unit, and diode box
Dalmo Victor Co.
Belmont, Calif. Magnetic unloading system
Granger Associates
Bohemia, N. Y. Diplexer and hybrid junction
Fairchild Hiller Corp.
Space and Electronic Systems Thermal control louvers
Division
Germantown, Md.
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Spectro-Laboratory
Sylmar, Calif. Solar arrays
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