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Summary

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's "Einstein" (HEAO-2) satellite is launched, carrying an x-ray telescope designed by scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Subject

  • Einstein, Albert 1879-1955
  • Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1979, p. 358

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

November 13, 1978

Topic

  • Artificial satellites
  • Astrophysics
  • Telescopes
  • Field Work
  • Astronomy

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