The younger men, Vere, and Pembroke, who was also Edward's cousin and whose Lusignan blood gave him the swarthy complexion that caused Edward of Carnarvon's irreverent friend, Piers Gaveston, to nickname him `` Joseph the Jew '', were relatively new to the game of diplomacy, but Pontissara had been on missions to Rome before, and Hotham, a man of great learning, `` jocund in speech, agreeable to meet, of honest religion, and pleasing in the eyes of all '', and an archbishop to boot, was as reliable and experienced as Othon himself.

Five subsequent Apollo missions also landed astronauts on the Moon, the last in December 1972.

Apollo / Saturn vehicles were also used for an Apollo Applications program which consisted of three Skylab space station missions in 1973 – 74.

It was also clear NASA would soon outgrow its practice of controlling missions from its Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launch facilities in Florida, so a new Mission Control Center would be included in the MSC.

There also remained the distinct possibility that this objective had already been satisfied by the Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 missions, as the Apollo 14 samples had not yet been completely analyzed and samples from Apollo 15 had not yet been obtained.

However, it was done to St. Paul before his missions work, and St. Paul also instructed St. Timothy to not be hasty in laying on hands.

The Bahamian Government also has adopted a proactive approach to courting foreign investors and has conducted major investment missions to the Far East, Europe, Latin America, and Canada.

The trains went to battlefronts on agitation-propaganda missions intended primarily to bolster the morale of the troops ; they were also intended to stir up revolutionary fervor of the masses.

Missionaries and scholars also brought back new ideas from other civilisations-as with the Jesuit China missions who played a significant role in the transmission of knowledge, science, and culture between China and the West, translating Western works like Euclids Elements for Chinese scholars and the thoughts of Confucius for Western audiences.

Today the FAE has a personnel of 6, 055 and focuses mainly on border-control but faces also the war on drugs, guerrilla insurgency as well as humanitarian missions.

On each of the last three of these missions, astronauts also performed deep-space EVAs on the return to Earth, to retrieve film canisters from the outside of the spacecraft.

These missions have also investigated air density, radio astronomy, geodesy, and gamma ray astronomy.

The small directorate of Naval Intelligence ( while the headquarters and personnel, facilities, and directions were coordinated by West ) had vital role in directing special and reconnaissance missions, and intelligence gathering, also was charged with taking reasonable actions to slow down the Indian threat.

This centre is also responsible for the development of the technology infrastructure it requires to support existing and planned missions, including Space Control and Operations Software ( SCOS 2000 ), an adaptable software infrastructure for monitoring and controlling the various spacecraft.

The Hercules provides resupply missions through the use of air-drops and also carries out maritime patrol.

Gregory also placed and instructed his grandson Gregory ( one of the sons of Vrtanes ) in charge of the holy missions to the peoples and tribes of all of the Caucasus and Caucasian Albania.

He also undertook diplomatic missions to Venice and Naples.

Spanish settlers also knew of the seeps, such as at Rancho La Brea ( Spanish for Tar Ranch ) in present-day Los Angeles, from which the priests obtained tar to waterproof the roofs of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel missions.

It also distinguishes between the employees of the Holy See ( 2, 750 working in the Roman Curia with another 333 working in the Holy See's diplomatic missions abroad ) and the 1, 909 employees of the state.

The electric propulsion missions already flown, or currently scheduled, have used solar electric power, limiting their capability to operate far from the Sun, and also limiting their peak acceleration due to the mass of the electric power source.

He also served on special assignments for Jewish soldiers in the U. S. Army in the 1950s, receiving the simulated rank of Brigadier General for these missions.

Cousteau also belonged to the information service of the French Navy, and was sent on missions to Shanghai and Japan ( 1935 – 1938 ) and in the USSR ( 1939 ).

The Laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of robotic planetary spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions.

JPL also led the way in interplanetary exploration with the Mariner missions to Venus, Mars, and Mercury.

JPL has also conducted extensive mapping missions of Earth.

FAO has carried out projects in over 25 countries and inter-agency missions in nearly 60, scaled up its monitoring through the Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture, provided policy advice to governments while supporting their efforts to increase food production, and advocated for more investment in agriculture.

In the NASA Apollo space missions to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s, all onboard computations for primary guidance, navigation and control were provided by a small custom processor called " The Apollo Guidance Computer ".

The 1-206th FA provided fire and conducted counter-fire missions in support of 39th BCT operations, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

Its missions involved carrying large payloads to various orbits ( including segments to be added to the International Space Station ), provided crew rotation for the International Space Station, and performing service missions.

Colonial churchmen such as Sydney's first Catholic archbishop, John Bede Polding strongly advocated for Aboriginal rights and dignity and prominent Aboriginal activist Noel Pearson ( born 1965 ), who was raised at a Lutheran mission in Cape York, has written that Christian missions throughout Australia's colonial history " provided a haven from the hell of life on the Australian frontier while at the same time facilitating colonisation ".

JPL also provided a set of atmospheric and navigation sensors for the Solo Spirit round-the-world manned balloon flights, both to support the balloon missions and to validate technologies for planetary aerobots.

As the mission provided the only real possible protection against enslavement, the Guaraní flocked there in such numbers that twelve more missions were created in rapid succession, containing in all 40, 000 Guaranis.

The High Energy Astronomy Observatory ( HEAO ) Program involved three missions of large spacecraft in low-Earth orbit Each spacecraft was about 18 feet ( 5. 5 m ) in length, weighed between 6000 and 7000 lb ( 2700 and 3200 kg ), and carried some 3000 lb ( 1400 kg ) of experiments for X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic-ray investigations. The project provided revolutionary insights into celestial objects by studying their high-energy radiation from space.

Its close proximity to the Ysleta and Socorro missions also provided protection for them.

The USAF Combat Rescue School, established in 1993, provided HH-60 Pave Hawk instructional flying for air rescue missions.

From 1962 to 1975, Air America inserted and extracted U. S. personnel, provided logistical support to the Royal Lao Army, Hmong army under command of Royal Lao Army Major General Vang Pao, and combatant Thai " volunteer " forces, transported refugees, and flew photo reconnaissance missions that provided valuable intelligence on NLF activities.

The flight further qualified the Mercury spacecraft systems for manned orbital operations and provided evidence for progressing into missions of extended duration and consequently more demanding systems requirements.

Christian missions provided the first organized musical training in the country, bringing to light many of the modern country's earliest musicians, including Enoch Sontonga, who wrote the national anthem Nkosi Sikelel ' iAfrika.

Among other individual utility missions, the 11th ACR contingent provided the majority of the support for the State Department mission run by Lt.

On some missions, the payload was built directly into the Agena, which provided it with electric power, communications and three-axis stabilization.

The Indian Army has undertaken numerous UN peacekeeping missions: The Indian army also provided paramedical units to facilitate the withdrawal of the sick and wounded in the Korean War.

Most samples were provided by the Apollo 11 and 17 missions.

It was also the first test of the new tracking and communication systems for the Gemini program and provided training for the ground support crews for the first manned missions.

In 1994, even before the Pacific Partnership between the two countries was signed, Australia donated a Pacific-class patrol boat ( HMTSS Te Mataili ) provided by Australia under the Pacific Patrol Boat Program for use by the Tuvaluan police force for search and rescue missions and maritime surveillance and fishery patrol.

After the requisite skill is transferred, and provided that Joe is wearing special glasses containing hidden electrodes storing the expertise, he is able to execute such missions as operating fighter aircraft, blasting off into space and performing advanced neurosurgery, all the while appearing to be an innocent schoolboy to the enemies of WIN.

As the Vietnam War escalated during the late 1960s and early 1970s, 13th AF provided command and control for USAF units stationed in Thailand, its units conducting combat missions throughout Indochina until August 1973.

The 31st Fighter Wing was the first F-16 Falcon unit to fly combat missions utilizing night vision goggles, and wing aircraft provided close air support during Pope John Paul II's historic visit to Sarajevo.