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    Nimbus B was a meteorological satellite launched as part of the Nimbus program. It was released on May 18, 1968 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc...
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    The Nimbus satellites were second-generation U.S. robotic spacecraft launched between 1964 and 1978 used for meteorological research and development. The...
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    nuclear weapons testing. In May 1968, a Thor-Agena rocket carrying the Nimbus B satellite was destroyed by a guidance error. Its plutonium SNAP-19 RTG...
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    Nimbus 2 (also called Nimbus-C) was a meteorological satellite. It was the second in a series of the Nimbus program. Nimbus 2 was launched on May 15,...
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    Nimbus 3 (also called Nimbus-B2) was a meteorological satellite. It was the third in a series of the Nimbus program. Nimbus 3 was launched on April 14...
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    Schempp-Hirth Mini Nimbus is a 15 Metre-class glider designed and built by Schempp-Hirth GmbH in the late 1970s. In designing the Mini-Nimbus, Klaus Holighaus...
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  • proper thermal distribution and ablative protection. SNAP-19(B) was developed for the Nimbus-B satellite by the Nuclear Division of the Martin-Marietta Company...
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    launches, which in turn impacted the design of RTGs in the pipeline. The Nimbus B-1 weather satellite, whose launch vehicle was deliberately destroyed shortly...
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    The Nimbus is a Danish motorcycle produced from 1919 to 1960 by Fisker and Nielsen of Copenhagen, Denmark, also manufacturers of "Nilfisk" brand vacuum...
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  • Nimbus Records is a British record company based at Wyastone Leys, Ganarew, Herefordshire. They specialise in classical music recordings and were the first...
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    carrying PuO2 RTGs have reentered the Earth's atmosphere and burned up (Nimbus B-1 in May 1968 and the Apollo 13 Lunar Module in April 1970), the RTGs from...
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  • Fission reactor SNAP-10A 235 U (uranium-zirconium hydride) 500 We  USA Nimbus B (Nimbus-B1) 1968-05-18 Destroyed - Crashed at launch, radioactive material...
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    French professional equestrienne; in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire département Nimbus B, a weather satellite powered by two nuclear fueled generators, was launched...
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    of the Mosque built over the site. The nuclear generators of the failed Nimbus-B weather satellite were recovered 350 feet (110 m) beneath the Pacific Ocean...
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  • A.J.B.; LeBlanc, Ronnie-Gilles (2015). Grand Pré, Landscape for the World. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-771082-71-6. Johnston, A.J.B. (2013)...
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    Mount Nimbus is a 12,721-foot-elevation (3,877-meter) mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States. Mount Nimbus is set along the Continental...
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    Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3 is a glider built by Schempp-Hirth. The Nimbus-3 uses carbon-fibre extensively and has a new wing profile compared with the Nimbus-2. It...
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  • Moss froglet (redirect from Crinia nimbus)
    The moss froglet (Crinia nimbus) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to southern Tasmania. Adult males measure 19–27 mm (0...
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  • Soaring Contest in 1954 at Lake Elsinore, California. The Nimbus II was completed in time and Dr. J.B. Sawyer flew it to 15th place. He was forced to withdraw...
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    specifically a halo or nimbus, while the combination of nimbus and aureole is called a glory. The strict distinction between nimbus and aureole is not commonly...
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    Nimbus 1 (also called Nimbus-A) was a meteorological satellite. It was the first in a series of the Nimbus program. Nimbus 1 was launched on August 28...
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    Internationally, the MPV has been marketed as the Mitsubishi Space Wagon, Mitsubishi Nimbus and Mitsubishi Expo — and as the Dodge and Plymouth Colt Vista Wagon, as...
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  • The Schempp-Hirth HS-3 Nimbus was a prototype glider built by Klaus Holighaus. The HS-3 Nimbus was a high performance single-seater. Holighaus designed...
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  • Suborbital Failure 1964-08-28 07:56:57 Thor SLV-2 Agena-B Thor 399 Agena 6201 TA-3 VAFB LC-75-1-1 Nimbus 1 Weather LEO Partial failure Second-stage cutoff early...
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  • Omega Men (redirect from Nimbus (comics))
    society on Changralyn. Rejected from his society for resorting to violence. Nimbus: disembodied agent of reincarnation of Branx warriors, later planetary guardian...
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    the destruction of Nimbus-B's launch vehicle, Navy crews began an extensive search for the SNAP generators. On September 27, the Nimbus satellite was located...
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    Scout B Vandenberg SLC-5 ESRO 2B (Iris 2) ESRO Low Earth Orbit Research In orbit Successful 18 May 08:23 Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D Vandenberg SLC-2E Nimbus B NASA/NOAA...
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    filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court under section 8.2.b of the Rome Statute, accusing Israel of committing war crimes against 8 journalists...
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  • In cryptography, Nimbus is a block cipher invented by Alexis Machado in 2000. It was submitted to the NESSIE project, but was not selected. The algorithm...
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  • long event which consists of a star night, where several artists such as NIMBUS is the annual technical festival of National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur...
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