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The Discovery of a Planet, Part 1: The Blinking Image
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2005/02/12 11:00 CST
February 18, 1930, was a cloudy day at the Lowell Observatory, on top of Mars Hill in Flagstaff, Arizona. 22 year old Clyde Tombaugh was hard at work, peering through the lens of an ancient-looking brass-colored device. The instrument, known as a “blink comparator,” mounted two large photographic plates.
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Jurrie van der Woude
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Jurrie van der Woude worked for 25 years in the Jet Propulsion's Laboratory's Public Affairs Office as Image Coordinator. It was Jurrie who, working closely with the Voyager imaging team, chose the best images to release to the press.
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Ed Stone
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Edward C. Stone, an internationally renowned physicist, signed on as Project Scientist of the Voyager mission in 1972, responsible for coordinating the efforts of 11 teams of researchers.
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Charles Kohlhase
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Charles Kohlhase served as Mission Design Manager for Voyager from 1974 to 1989. He brought more than a decade's worth of experience working on the Mariner and Viking missions to the position.
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Bruce Murray
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Bruce C. Murray served as the only geologist on the team planning the Grand Tour, which was cancelled by NASA in 1972, but which led to Voyager the same year. He later became the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a position he held from 1976 to 1982, the early glory years of the mission.
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Bud Schurmeier
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Harris 'Bud' Schurmeier served as the first Project Manager for the Voyager mission. In 1976, just before the twin spacecraft launched, he became Assistant Lab Director at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
The Stories Behind the Voyager Mission: Linda Morabito Kelly
Posted by A.J.S. Rayl on 2002/09/05 12:00 CDT
Linda Morabito Kelly began working at Jet Propulsion Laboratories while still a student at the University of Southern California. In 1974, she accepted a fulltime position as an engineer in the Satellite Ephemeris Development and Orbit Determination section JPL.
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