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manned orbiting laboratory

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manned orbiting laboratory [′mand ′ȯr·bəd·iŋ ′lab·rə‚tȯr·ē]
(aerospace engineering)
An earth-orbiting satellite which contains instrumentation and personnel for continuous measurement and surveillance of the earth, its atmosphere, and space. Abbreviated MOL.


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In the early 1960s he was Chief of the Project Management Division of the Navy Field Office for a Manned Orbiting Laboratory.
In 1966, Fullerton was selected to serve as a member of the flight crew for the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory program, which was canceled in 1969.
Bobko started his Air Force career as a fighter pilot, became a test pilot and was selected an astronaut in the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program.
 
 
 
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