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Start Date:1969-05 Location:White Sands Missile Range, NM |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout writes, "From 1967-70 I was at Columbia U., first as a postdoc and then as an Asst. Prof. Roger Angel and I shared an office. We were both in Robert Novick’s research group, working on x-ray astronomy projects. These slides are of the launch of Angel’s payload, an x-ray polarimeter. The launch was successful and he got a measure of the polarization of x-rays emitted by the Crab Nebula. The experiment was the idea of Lo Woltjer, chairman of the Columbia Astronomy Department. Slide 9 was taken from a helicopter carrying Angel and me to search for the payload which had parachuted back to earth. We found it, somewhat damaged, as the wind had dragged it around in the desert before we got to it. Large rattlesnake objected to the recovery operation." [show more]
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Start Date:1969-04 Location:White Sands Missile Range, NM People:Novick, Robert |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout writes, "From 1967-70 I was at Columbia U., first as a postdoc and then as an Asst. Prof. Roger Angel and I shared an office. We were both in Robert Novick’s research group, working on x-ray astronomy projects. These slides are of the launch of Angel’s payload, an x-ray polarimeter. The launch was successful and he got a measure of the polarization of x-rays emitted by the Crab Nebula. The experiment was the idea of Lo Woltjer, chairman of the Columbia Astronomy Department. Slide 8 is Angel’s payload. Novick is on the left. Person on the right is neither Angel nor me. Unknown." [show more]
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Start Date:1969-04 Location:White Sands Missile Range, NM |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout writes, "From 1967-70 I was at Columbia U., first as a postdoc and then as an Asst. Prof. Roger Angel and I shared an office. We were both in Robert Novick’s research group, working on x-ray astronomy projects. These slides are of the launch of Angel’s payload, an x-ray polarimeter. The launch was successful and he got a measure of the polarization of x-rays emitted by the Crab Nebula. The experiment was the idea of Lo Woltjer, chairman of the Columbia Astronomy Department. Slide 7 is of the tail end of a Nike rocket." [show more]
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Start Date:1969-04 Location:White Sands Missile Range, NM |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout writes, "From 1967-70 I was at Columbia U., first as a postdoc and then as an Asst. Prof. Roger Angel and I shared an office. We were both in Robert Novick’s research group, working on x-ray astronomy projects. These slides are of the launch of Angel’s payload, an x-ray polarimeter. The launch was successful and he got a measure of the polarization of x-rays emitted by the Crab Nebula. The experiment was the idea of Lo Woltjer, chairman of the Columbia Astronomy Department. Slide 6 shows Nike rockets in preparation." [show more]
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Start Date:1969-04 Location:White Sands Missile Range, NM |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout writes, "From 1967-70 I was at Columbia U., first as a postdoc and then as an Asst. Prof. Roger Angel and I shared an office. We were both in Robert Novick’s research group, working on x-ray astronomy projects. These slides are of the launch of Angel’s payload, an x-ray polarimeter. The launch was successful and he got a measure of the polarization of x-rays emitted by the Crab Nebula. The experiment was the idea of Lo Woltjer, chairman of the Columbia Astronomy Department. Slides 4&5 are of the block house where we were to huddle during the launch. Usually, the audience stayed outside, the better to see. I was present at a launch that failed. The booster fired but the Nike did not. Everyone ran into the block house, waited, and when the Nike landed there was a huge explosion, big enough to shake the blockhouse. It left a crater about the size of a two-car garage." [show more]
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Start Date:1969-04 Location:White Sands Missile Range, NM |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout writes, "From 1967-70 I was at Columbia U., first as a postdoc and then as an Asst. Prof. Roger Angel and I shared an office. We were both in Robert Novick’s research group, working on x-ray astronomy projects. These slides are of the launch of Angel’s payload, an x-ray polarimeter. The launch was successful and he got a measure of the polarization of x-rays emitted by the Crab Nebula. The experiment was the idea of Lo Woltjer, chairman of the Columbia Astronomy Department. Slides 4&5 are of the block house where we were to huddle during the launch. Usually, the audience stayed outside, the better to see. I was present at a launch that failed. The booster fired but the Nike did not. Everyone ran into the block house, waited, and when the Nike landed there was a huge explosion, big enough to shake the blockhouse. It left a crater about the size of a two-car garage." [show more]
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Start Date:1969-04 Location:White Sands Missile Range, NM |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout writes, "From 1967-70 I was at Columbia U., first as a postdoc and then as an Asst. Prof. Roger Angel and I shared an office. We were both in Robert Novick’s research group, working on x-ray astronomy projects. These slides are of the launch of Angel’s payload, an x-ray polarimeter. The launch was successful and he got a measure of the polarization of x-rays emitted by the Crab Nebula. The experiment was the idea of Lo Woltjer, chairman of the Columbia Astronomy Department. Slides 1-3 are of the launch towers. The payload was carried above the atmosphere by a Nike rocket. A JATO booster pushed the rocket up the tower rails. A wire tied to the rails was thereby pulled out of a valve, releasing fuel and oxidizer to the Nike rocket motor. Ignition was immediate." [show more]
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Start Date:1969-04 Location:White Sands Missile Range, NM |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout writes, "From 1967-70 I was at Columbia U., first as a postdoc and then as an Asst. Prof. Roger Angel and I shared an office. We were both in Robert Novick’s research group, working on x-ray astronomy projects. These slides are of the launch of Angel’s payload, an x-ray polarimeter. The launch was successful and he got a measure of the polarization of x-rays emitted by the Crab Nebula. The experiment was the idea of Lo Woltjer, chairman of the Columbia Astronomy Department. Slides 1-3 are of the launch towers. The payload was carried above the atmosphere by a Nike rocket. A JATO booster pushed the rocket up the tower rails. A wire tied to the rails was thereby pulled out of a valve, releasing fuel and oxidizer to the Nike rocket motor. Ignition was immediate." [show more]
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Start Date:1969-04 Location:White Sands Missile Range, NM |
Creator:Papers of Paul A. Vanden Bout Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide |
Description:Paul Vanden Bout writes, "From 1967-70 I was at Columbia U., first as a postdoc and then as an Asst. Prof. Roger Angel and I shared an office. We were both in Robert Novick’s research group, working on x-ray astronomy projects. These slides are of the launch of Angel’s payload, an x-ray polarimeter. The launch was successful and he got a measure of the polarization of x-rays emitted by the Crab Nebula. The experiment was the idea of Lo Woltjer, chairman of the Columbia Astronomy Department. Slides 1-3 are of the launch towers. The payload was carried above the atmosphere by a Nike rocket. A JATO booster pushed the rocket up the tower rails. A wire tied to the rails was thereby pulled out of a valve, releasing fuel and oxidizer to the Nike rocket motor. Ignition was immediate." [show more]
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