The Aerospace Corp. to Provide Reports During Leonids Storm.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999-- When the 1999 Leonid meteoroid meteoroid: see meteor. storm occurs Nov. 17-18, The Aerospace Corp. in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. will be operating a Web site where the latest observations on the storm's intensity will be posted. The company plans to provide updated information every 15 minutes from observers around the world. This information can be accessed at www.leonidstorm.com. Included at this site is information on how observers who wish to participate can register. Reports are to be posted as early as Nov. 15. William Ailor, Ph.D., principal director of the company's Center for Orbital and Reentry reentry n. taking back possession and going into real property which one owns, particularly when a tenant has failed to pay rent or has abandoned the property, or possession has been restored to the owner by judgment in an unlawful detainer lawsuit. Debris Studies, said it is hoped that the information will help satellite owners and operators determine when it is prudent to switch from defensive to normal operations Generally and collectively, the broad functions that a combatant commander undertakes when assigned responsibility for a given geographic or functional area. Except as otherwise qualified in certain unified command plan paragraphs that relate to particular commands, "normal operations" of . During peak activity, some operators plan to take measures to make preparations; to provide means. See also: measure to safeguard their satellites. Options include turning off sensitive components, turning solar panels away from the stream of meteoroids, orienting satellites to minimize exposure, and other measures. Scientists predict the Leonids event will reach storm level this year with peak activity of 1,000 meteors or more per hour anticipated. Meteors are flashes of light created when meteoroids burn up as they slice through Verb 1. slice through - move through a body or an object with a slicing motion; "His hand sliced through the air" slice into go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We Earth's atmosphere “Air” redirects here. For other uses, see Air (disambiguation). Earth's atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth and retained by the Earth's gravity. It contains roughly (by molar content/volume) 78% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0. . Viewing is expected to be best from midnight on Nov. 17 to dawn on Nov. 18, away from city lights if possible. Europe and the Middle East offer the best possibilities but predictions as to times and locations are uncertain. Last year, some 300 meteors per hour were observed at peak levels, putting that event in the shower category. A number of satellite owners and operators who attended the Leonid Storm and Satellite Threat Conference sponsored by The Aerospace Corp. and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the professional society for the field of aerospace engineering. The AIAA was founded in 1963 from the merger of four earlier societies: the American Rocket Society (ARS), founded in 1930 as the in May 1999 reported that sensors aboard their satellites detected impact with the tiny meteoroids. No disabling events were reported, but the power capacity of one satellite was affected because of impact to a solar panel. The Leonids occur with intensity every 33 years when the Earth passes through the densest part of the debris stream created by the comet Tempel-Tuttle. More information about the Leonids event is available on the Internet at www.aero.org/leonid. The Aerospace Corp., with headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., is an independent, nonprofit company that provides objective technical analyses and assessments for national security space programs and other space programs in the national interest. |
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