Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:scientific_research
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| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Army_Signal_Corps
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| gptkbp:dateOfFirstSuccess |
January 10, 1946
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| gptkbp:equipment |
SCR-271 radar
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| gptkbp:firstBook |
demonstrate Earth-Moon-Earth communication
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| gptkbp:goal |
bounce radar signals off the Moon
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent lunar and space communication projects
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| gptkbp:location |
Camp Evans, New Jersey
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
Diana (Roman goddess of the Moon)
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| gptkbp:notableProject |
John H. DeWitt Jr.
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
detection of radar echoes from the Moon
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| gptkbp:significance |
pioneered radar astronomy
proved feasibility of space communication |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1946
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| gptkbp:usedAntenna |
array of 16 half-wave dipoles
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| gptkbp:usedFrequency |
111.5 MHz
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fort_Monmouth,_New_Jersey,_USA
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Project Diana (1946)
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