Von Kármán
Americannoun
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The rover has now driven just over 1,000 meters since it arrived three years ago on the moon’s far side, in Von Kármán crater, as part of the Chang’e-4 mission.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
The spacecraft landed in the Von Kármán crater in January, marking the first time a probe has ever visited the Moon’s far side.
From Nature ● May 14, 2019
When Von Kármán and others founded JPL in 1944 to develop rocket technology, Qian was given a security clearance and brought on to work on classified weapons research.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 14, 2018
Once they began to meet, the members of the Von Kármán Committee realized that they all agreed on at least one thing: the global observations initiated in the IGY would have to continue indefinitely.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2013
Von Kármán used the total weight of the vehicles he considered because that information was readily available to him at the time.
From Scientific American ● May 27, 2011
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