OSO

American  

U.S. Aerospace.

1. Orbiting Solar Observatory: one of a series of scientific satellites, launched between 1962 and 1975, that studied the sun at ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma-ray wavelengths.

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OSO, Snohomish County — At the cedar tree on the side of Highway 530, Dayn Brunner thinks about where his sister would be if she hadn’t died five years ago in the U.S.’ deadliest landslide.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2019

Based on formal charge considerations, which of the following would likely be the correct arrangement of atoms in sulfur dioxide: OSO or SOO?

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

It will take months for scientists to interpret all the new information that OSO is sending about the sun.

From Time Magazine Archive

OSO gets gyroscopic stability from the spinning drum, while the solar cells on the pointing sail are always in the right position to develop maximum power.

From Time Magazine Archive

I wish to inform you, sir, that the Chairman of OSO is to visit your city tomorrow and participate in your new successes.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau