Letter from Sastry to Vikram Sarabhai, October 24, 1966
Scope and Contents
Letter provides a detailed update of progress at Thumba, notes that the magnetometer worked well for the flight 20.05 data reduction, notes a drawback in data reduction system and reiterates request for muirhead tunable frequency analyser, also mentions efforts to set up a programme for IBM 1620 to calculate theoretical field for flights from Thumba and attempts to debug programme; mentions that Hurtwitz of Coast and Geodetic Survey, Suguira of University of Washington, and Cahill have offered assistance in interpretation of data. Sastry also mentions proposal to develop Rubidium Vapour Magnetometer and requests for another visit to NASA to learn this technique.
Dates
- Creation: October 24, 1966
Creator
- From the Collection: Sastry, TSG (Thyamagondlu Shankarasastry Gopalakrishna Sastry) (Person)
Language of Materials
English, Japanese, Kannada, Tamil, French, Sinhalese.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for public access unless mentioned otherwise. People interested in accessing the collections are requested to refer to the researcher guide for requesting material: https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access
Extent
From the Collection: 9 Linear Feet (16 Hollinger-style archive-boxes, 1 oversized cabinet)
Repository Details
Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository
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