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Series 1: Galileo and Gravitational Waves Projects 1970-2004

 

Subseries 1: Project Outlines 1977-1997

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Project outlines re: gravitational wave detection, Galileo '85 mission 1977-1978, 1981

box 1, folder 2

Project outlines re: Galileo, X-band uplink, DPN Doppler, relativity 1982

box 1, folder 3

Project outlines re: Galileo, gravitational waves, spacecraft Doppler data 1987-1988

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Project outline for potential ASI collaboration on Cassini and SCM temperature regulation system 1989

box 1, folder 5

Project outlines and status re: Cassini, ka-band, x-band radio science, Galileo 1990

box 1, folder 6

GLL (Galileo) outline 1990-1991

box 1, folder 7

Project outlines re: Galileo goals and project status 1991 January-May

box 1, folder 8

Galileo Radio Science Team project packet 1992

box 1, folder 9

Project outlines re: gravity wave experiment, s-band 1992

box 1, folder 10

Project outlines re: joint Galileo/Mars Observer/Ulysses gravitational wave experiment, x-band 1993

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Project outlines re: x-band, Galileo/Mars Observer/Ulysses coincidence experiment 1994-1995, 1997

 

Subseries 2: Meetings 1975-1992

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Meetings re: relativity, x-band, gravitational waves 1975, 1978

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Workshops 1978

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Meetings re: Galileo probe, x-band uplink 1979-1980, 1982

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NASA headquarters meeting 1988 February 29

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Meetings re: Galileo RST, starset availability 1990

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Meetings re: Galileo, gravity wave experiment 1991, 1992

 

Subseries 3: Miscellaneous 1970-2004

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Published papers and articles 1970-2004

General

Contains published papers by various authors, including Frank Estabrook, Hugo D. Wahlquist, and Kip Throne on spacecraft Doppler tracking, searches for millihertz gravitational waves, Pioneer II, Galileo, Ulysses, Mars Observer, Cassini, and LISA.
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Caltech News 1970

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NASA news and promotional material 1977, 1979, 1988-1990

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Calculations, graphs, and notes 1978-1994, undated

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Galileo Radio Science Team roster and miscellaneous 1979-1994

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JPL news 1989, 1993

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Joint gravitational wave search press release 1993

box 2, folder 14

News clippings and magazine articles 1993, 1996

General

Primarily articles on Galileo and the search for gravity waves. Magazine articles include interviews and mentions of Frank Estabrook.
box 2, folder 15

Galileo investigator and project manager directory 1996 March

 

Series 2: Correspondence 1966-1997

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Correspondence 1966, 1969-1972

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Correspondence and memoranda 1974 February - 1975 November

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Correspondence and memoranda 1976 February-December

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Correspondence and memoranda 1977 January-December

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International letter writing campaign 1977, 1978 June-September

General

This campaign was to get the X-band onboard the Galileo mission.
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Correspondence and memoranda 1978 Jamuary- December

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X-band rejection notices 1978-1982

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Correspondence and memoranda 1979 January-November

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Correspondence and memoranda 1980 January-December

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Second international letter writing campaign 1980 August-September

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Correspondence and memoranda 1981 January-December

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Correspondence and memoranda 1982 January-April

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Correspondence and memoranda 1983 January-November

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Correspondence and memoranda 1984 January - 1986 November

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Correspondence and memoranda 1984 January - 1986 November

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Correspondence and memoranda 1987 February- December

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Correspondence and memoranda 1988 January - 1989 December

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Correspondence and memoranda 1990 February - December

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Correspondence and memoranda re: Galileo and x-band 1991 January-November

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Galileo status reports 1991 April-June

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Correspondence and memoranda re: ka-band radio science 1992 January-November

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Interoffice memoranda 1993 March-November

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Correspondence and memoranda 1994 February-November

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Correspondence and memoranda re: gravitational wave experiment 1995-1997

 

Series 3: Reports and Proposals 1969-1995

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Proposal for a general relativity investigation radio science team Viking 1973, Mars mission 1969 October 10

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Issues in Gravitational Wave Detection with Space Missions 1973 June 18

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Cosmic microwave background radiation paper 1974 October 29

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Detection of Gravitational Radiation by Simultaneous Doppler Tracking of Several Spacecraft 1975, 1976

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Gravitational Waves from the Nuclei of Distant Galaxies draft by Kip Thorne 1975 June 1

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Cosmic Microwave Experiment Proposal: Part I 1976

General

The investigation and technical plan.
box 6, folder 7

Cosmic Wave Experiment Proposal: Part II 1976

General

Management and cost plan.
box 6, folder 8

Jupiter Orbiter Probe 1981/1982 Mission 1976

General

Includes mission description document, science management plan, science rationale, and proposal.
box 6, folder 9

Miscellaneous proposals and plans 1976-1978, 1982

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Deep Space Network (DSN), Spacecraft Tracking and Future Technology for Relativity Experiments presentation 1977 April 22-24

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Proposed Radio Science Investigation for the Ecliptic Mission 1977 August 16

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Gravitational Wave Detection with the Solar Probe 1978

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Galileo project plan and policy 1978 May-August

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Deep Space Network system requirements 1979 April 15

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Planetary Data System Requirements: Multi-mission radio science requirements for the 1978 to 1988 era 1979 October 1

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Proposed radio science investigation 1980

General

For the International Solar Polar Mission.
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An Understanding of the Influences of Gravitational Experiments on a Solar Probe Mission 1980 March 31

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X-band Uplink Technology Demonstration Experiment Requirements documents 1981 January 15

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Draft report of the Starprobe ad hoc gravity and relativity committee 1981 March 3

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Galileo Mission Requirements document 1981 December

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Gravitational Waves Detection 1982 September, 1983 May-July

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1986 Galileo Project: NASA support plan 1983 November 15

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Project Galileo X-band Uplink Technology Demonstration Experiments document 1984 April

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Report on the third station stability x-band measurements at DSS 13 1984 June

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Mars Observer Telecommunications Subsystem 1985, undated

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Multi-Mission Radio Science Requirements for the 1985 to 2000 era 1985 March 15

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Deep Space Network preparation plan, Galileo Project 1985 April 15, May 1

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Deep Space Network System functional design, x-band uplink 1986 May 1

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Galileo Mission requirements documents 1987 March

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Support Instrumentation requirements document (SIRD) for the 1989 Galileo Project 1988 May

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Problem/failure report 1989 September 18

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Galileo Mission Director Status Report Post-Launch 1989 October-November

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Cassini Ka-Band Precision Doppler and Enhanced Telecommunications System study 1990 January 22

box 7, folder 19

Search for the Low-Frequency Gravitational Waves Using the Cassini RSS Facility 1990 February 8

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Gravitational Wave Experiment 1990 July

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Galileo Science Data Management Plan 1990 November 2

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Ulysses Gravitational Wave Experiment Report on the First Opposition 1991 December

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Ulysses: IO Plasma Torus Orientation Experiment and Gravitational Wave Experiment operations and data products report 1992 August 28

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Gravitational Waves progress reports 1993, undated

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Joint Gravitational Wave Experiment (jGWE) operations and data products report 1993 June 14

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Gravitational Wave Experiment 95 1995 August 16

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Astrodynamics, astrophysics, general relativity program first draft undated

box 8, folder 9

Miscellaneous reports re: gravitational waves undated