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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...

The Nimbus satellites were second-generation U.S. robotic spacecraft launched between 1964 and 1978 used for meteorological research and development. The...

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,...

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...

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...

The Nimbus is a Danish motorcycle produced from 1919 to 1960 by Fisker and Nielsen of Copenhagen, Denmark, also manufacturers of "Nilfisk" brand vacuum...

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...

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...

atmosphere. In May 1968, another accident occurred during the launch of Nimbus B-1, where the nuclear power source fell into the sea without any plutonium...

Nimbus Records is a British record company based at Wyastone Leys, Ganarew, Herefordshire. They specialise in classical music recordings and were the first...

French professional equestrienne; in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire département Nimbus B, a weather satellite powered by two nuclear fueled generators, was launched...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

The Mitchell Nimbus is a series of American, single-seat, high-wing gliders that was designed by Don Mitchell in the 1950s. Mitchell is also well known...