The gravity-probe-b relativity gyroscope experiment: Development of the prototype flight instrument

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1989, Pages 29-38

  Turneaure, J P ^a   Everitt, C W F ^a   Parkinson, B W ^a   Bardas, D ^a   Breakwell, J V ^a   Buchman, S ^a   Cheung, W S ^a   Davidson, D E ^b   DeBra, D B ^a   Fairbank, W M ^a   Feteih, S ^a   Gill, D ^a   Hacker, R ^a   Keiser, G M ^a   Lockhart, J M ^c   Muhlfelder, B ^a   Parmley, R T ^d   Qin, Xinhua ^a   Taber, M A ^a   Van Patten, R A ^a   Xiao, Y M ^a   Zhou, P ^e   more..

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Stanford University ^*  (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 9144267949     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(89)90005-7     Document Type: Article

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