Sonic / Lightning Detection Systems / Global Atmospherics Inc / Vaisala Inc. / Lightning Detection Network / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Natural Disaster / Labor Issues / /
Facility
New Mexico Technological University / Johnson Space Center / Launch Complex / Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral Air Force Station / Vehicle Assembly Building / University of Arizona / Launch Control Center / International Space Station / University of North Dakota / Orbiter Processing Facility / /
IndustryTerm
detection systems / Launch pad detection systems / aircraft electronics / ground processing equipment / metal construction / thunderstorm surveillance tools / Ground equipment / electronic systems / space shuttle electronic systems / Overhead gridwire systems / metal punctures / enclosed launch equipment / metal sensing plates / similar overhead wire lightning protection systems / energy / fiberglass mast / metal / mechanical energy / metal rods / payload processing / protection devices / weather satellite imagery / electric field detection systems / electrical energy / internal energy / launch pad protection systems / atmospheric electricity / telephone communication / electrical equipment / stainless steel cable / electrical systems / digital flyby-wire control systems / protection systems / /
NaturalFeature
Cape Canaveral / /
Organization
Federal Aviation Administration / Launch Control Center / French government / 45th Weather Squadron / Marshall Space Flight Center / Kennedy Lightning Safety Assessment Committee / National Center for Atmospheric Research / University of North Dakota / Research International / and New Mexico Technological University / NASA’s Langley Research Center / Kennedy Space Center / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration / Air Force / Department of Defense / University of Arizona / Kennedy Space Center Air Force / Johnson Space Center / /
Person
Marshall Space / Some Kennedy / / /
Position
stepped leader / artist / conductor / golfer / /
Product
F-106B / Franklin / Cessna / space shuttle program / U-2 / Apollo / Voyager / /
ProvinceOrState
Virginia / Orange / North Dakota / Brevard / Oklahoma / Florida / Arizona / /
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