The Gerard P. Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO): a 0.9-meter-(36-inch) diameter telescope in a Lockheed C-141 "Starlifter" aircraft

The Gerard P. Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO): a 0.9-meter-(36-inch) diameter telescope in a Lockheed C-141 "Starlifter" aircraft.  Developed and operated by NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Ca, the KAO hosted over 500 peer-reviewed investigations during a 21 year operational lifetime that began in 1974., Credit Line: NASA, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Erickson Collection
Abstract/Description: The Gerard P. Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO): a 0.9-meter-(36-inch) diameter telescope in a Lockheed C-141 "Starlifter" aircraft. Developed and operated by NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Ca, the KAO hosted over 500 peer-reviewed investigations during a 21 year operational lifetime that began in 1974.
Subject(s): Observatories
Airplanes
Telescopes
Kuiper Airborne Observatory
Credit Line: NASA, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Erickson Collection
Catalog ID: KAO H1