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81History of computing hardware (1960s–present) — The history of computing hardware starting at 1960 is marked by the conversion from vacuum tube to solid state devices such as the transistor and later the integrated circuit. By 1959 discrete transistors were considered sufficiently reliable and …
82Magellan (spacecraft) — Magellan Artist s depiction of Magellan at Venus Operator NASA / JPL Major contractors Martin Marietta / Hughes Aircraft …
83Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS — E 8 Joint STARS USAF E 8C Joint STARS Role Airborne battle management Manufacturer …
84Curtis Brown — redirects here. For other uses, see Curtis Brown (disambiguation). Curtis Lee Curt Brown, Jr. NASA Astronaut Nationality American …
85Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center — For other places with the same name, see Mission control center. The White Flight Control Room prior to STS 114 in 2005 NASA s Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. Mission Control Center (MCC H), also known by its radio callsign, Houston, at the Lyndon B.… …
86Automatic Terminal Information Service — Automatic Terminal Information Service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded noncontrol information in busier terminal (i.e. airport) areas. ATIS broadcasts contain essential information, such as weather information, which runways are… …
87Air traffic control radar beacon system — The air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS) is a system used in air traffic control (ATC) to enhance radar monitoring and separation of air traffic. ATCRBS assists ATC radars by acquiring information about the aircraft being monitored,… …
88Abort Guidance System — (AGS) was a backup computer system in Apollo Lunar Module. It was completely different computer system than Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) because it was designed by TRW independently from the AGC development. This computer system was intended to …
89postal system — System that allows persons to send letters, parcels, or packages to addressees in the same country or abroad. Postal systems are usually government run and paid for by a combination of user charges and government subsidies. There are early… …
90Spacecraft — Spaceship redirects here. For other uses, see Spaceship (disambiguation). More than 100 Russian Soyuz manned spacecraft (TMA version shown) have flown since 1967, originally for a Soviet manned lunar program, but currently supporting the… …
