1987 Gallery

Carl Sagan, US astronomer

Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996), US astronomer and astrochemist. Sagan was a consultant and adviser to NASA, and worked on the Apollo mission, as well as the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo space probes and planetary exploration programs. He proposed theories to explain the high temperature of Venus, the seasonal changes on Mars, and the reddish haze of Titan. He was a prominent sceptic and populariser of science, writing many books on the subject. He also campaigned for nuclear disarmament, and spoke at the conference of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War in Moscow in the summer of 1987. Photographed in 1987, in Moscow, Russia

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Spr Office - Rare Books

Offices of the SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH at their former address, Adam & Eve Mews, Kensington, London : rare books in the Library Date: 1987

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1987, Adam, Address, Books, Eve, Kensington, Library, London, Mews, Office, Offices, Paranormal, Psychical, Rare, Research, Society, Spr

Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792

United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792 (msn 18706). Built as an RC-135B specification from the outset and later modified by Martin as an RC-135C. Designated RC-135U Project Combat Sent 3 for signal collection and analysis (SIGINT - Signals intelligence) Apr 1970 to 1987+ Later converted to MDS RC-135V Rivet Joint electronic intelligence aircraft (ELINT). Date: 1970s

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