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1958 NASA/USAF Space Probes (ABLE-1)The three NASA/USAF lunar probes of August 17, October 13, and November 8, 1958 are described. Details of the program, the vehicles, the payloads, the firings, the tracking, and the results are presented. Principal result was the first experimental verification of a confined radiation zone of the type postulated by Van Allen and others.
Document ID
19990008156
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - NASA Memorandum (MEMO)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1959
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
NASA-MEMO-5-25-59W/VOL2
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: AF-04(647)-205
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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