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    Discoverer 8, also known as Corona 9005,: 236  was an American optical reconnaissance satellite launched on 20 November 1959 at 19:25:24 GMT, the fifth...
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    Nebula), and discovered the variability of μ Cephei. Hind discovered Nova Ophiuchi 1848 (V841 Ophiuchi), the first object of its type discovered since 1670...
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    being part of a space technology development program called Discoverer. To the public, Discoverer missions were scientific and engineering missions, the film-return...
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    NOAAS Discoverer (R 102), originally USC&GS Discoverer (OSS 02), was an American Oceanographer-class oceanographic research vessel in service in the United...
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    8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. English eight, from Old English eahta, æhta, Proto-Germanic *ahto is a direct continuation...
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    follow-up article confirmed that the object was "the remains of an Air Force Discoverer 8 satellite that had gone astray." In 1963, astronaut Gordon Cooper supposedly...
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    Discoverer Inspiration, Discoverer Luanda, and Discoverer India. "Discoverer Clear Leader (27186)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 8 June 2010. "Fleet...
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    World Discoverer was a cruise ship designed for and built by Schichau Unterweser, Germany in 1974. During construction called BEWA Discoverer, the ship...
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    Discoverer 7, also known as Corona 9004,: 236  was an American optical reconnaissance satellite launched on 7 November 1959 at 20:28:41 GMT, the fourth...
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    issues which prevented the recovery of the film capsules on Discoverer 7 and Discoverer 8 in November 1959, flight tests were suspended for several months...
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