The Explorer Program for Astronomy and Astrophysics (1986) / Chapter Skim
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Some of these causes highlight the true success of the program. Scientific research naturally evolves to face the unanswered questions.
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and XTE. The Astronomy Survey Committee has identified many Explorer opportunities, and in response to the 1986 Dear Colleague Letter, this committee expects additional Explorer concepts that have similar promise for the future.
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Frequent and timely access to space opportunities represents an essential aspect of the Explorer Program-a characteristic that allows the com munity to address forefront scientific questions with well defined experiments, and to attract the many talents of scientific researchers and students. Experiments can be launched by expendable vehicles and by the Space Shut tle.
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Executive Summary 5 take advantace of the unique features of the Explorer Procram to foster cooperative scientific missions with space acencies of other nations.
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: A remarkable achievement or an astronomical sky survey was the or point cosmic x-ray sources.
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Explorer spacecraft have been used as a generally inexpensive resource to survey cosmic objects in new spectral regions or to carry out intensive study of more narrowly defined scientific programs. Explorer science has been achieved in several ways ranging from Principal Investigator (PI)
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