Weather Satellite Launch At Vandenberg Aids Global Forecasts
Essa 3, a 320 pound satellite, launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base into a 14 minute polar orbit about 859 to 923 miles above Earth. The Delta rocket's Thor base with side boosters produced thrust for the first West Coast launch, as Essai satellites this year measure solar energy and atmospheric movement to improve weather data.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Environmental Science Services Administration
Essai
Josephine Narration of Exit Sign Incident
Josephine recalls leaving through a door to buy an EXIT sign. The brief fragment suggests a purchase tied to a small sign advertisement and an ongoing exploration of exits.
Oregon Tragedy: 18 Die as Jet Crashes Near Cascade Crest
A DC-9 operated by West Coast Airlines crashed into the Cascade mountains southeast of Portland on a San Francisco to Seattle run. All 13 aboard perished. CAB investigators from Washington will study the crash, with the pilot reporting a descent from 12 000 feet. The jet had just begun service days earlier.
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Seattle
West Coast
Civil Aeronauticks Board
CAB
Charles 5
Portland International
Jeff Eugene
D.C
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