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The Gravity Probe B test of general relativity

Classical and Quantum Gravity, Volume 32, No. 22, Article 224001, Year 2015

The Gravity Probe B mission provided two new quantitative tests of Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity (GR), by cryogenic gyroscopes in Earth's orbit. Data from four gyroscopes gave a geodetic drift-rate of -6601.8 ±18.3 marc-s yr-1 and a frame-dragging of -37.2 ±7.2 marc-s yr-1, to be compared with GR predictions of -6606.1 and -39.2 marc-s yr-1 (1 marc-s = 4.848 ×10-9 radians). The present paper introduces the science, engineering, data analysis, and heritage of Gravity Probe B, detailed in the accompanying 20 CQG papers.

Everitt, C. W.F.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Muhlfelder, B.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
DeBra, Daniel B.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Parkinson, B. W.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Turneaure, J. P.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Silbergleit, A. S.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Acworth, E. B.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Adams, M.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Adler, R.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Bencze, W.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Berberian, J. E.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Bernier, R. J.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Bower, K. A.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Brumley, R. W.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Buchman, S.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Burns, K.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Clarke, Bruce D.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Conklin, J. W.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Eglington, M. L.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Green, G.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Gutt, G.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Gwo, D. H.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Hanuschak, G.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
He, X.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Heifetz, M. I.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Hipkins, D. N.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Holmes, T.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Kahn, R. A.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Keiser, G. M.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Kozaczuk, J. A.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Langenstein, T.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Li, J.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Lipa, J. A.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Lockhart, J. M.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Luo, M.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Mandel, Ilya
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Marcelja, F.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Mester, J. C.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Ndili, A.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Ohshima, Y.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Overduin, J.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Salomon, M.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Santiago, D. I.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Shestople, P.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Solomonik, V. G.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Stahl, K.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Taber, M.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Van Patten, R. A.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Wang, S.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Wade, J.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Worden, P. W.
1. United States, Palo Alto Stanford University
Bartel, Norbert
1. Unknown Affiliation
Herman, L.
1. Unknown Affiliation
Lebach, D. E.
1. Unknown Affiliation
Ratner, M.
1. Unknown Affiliation
Ransom, R. R.
1. Unknown Affiliation
Shapiro, Irwin I.
1. Unknown Affiliation
Small, H.
1. Unknown Affiliation
Stroozas, B. A.
1. Unknown Affiliation
Geveden, R.
1. United States, Huntsville Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center
Goebel, J. H.
1. United States, Moffett Field Nasa Ames Research Center
Horack, J.
1. United States, Huntsville Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center
Kolodziejczak, J.
1. United States, Huntsville Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center
Lyons, A. J.
1. United States, Huntsville Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center
Olivier, J.
1. United States, Huntsville Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center
Peters, P.
1. United States, Huntsville Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center
Smith, M.
1. United States, Moffett Field Nasa Ames Research Center
Till, W.
1. United States, Huntsville Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center
Wooten, L.
1. United States, Huntsville Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center
Reeve, W.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Anderson, M.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Bennett, N. R.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Burns, K.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Dougherty, H.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Dulgov, P.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Frank, D.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Huff, L. W.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Katz, R.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Kirschenbaum, J.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Mason, G.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Murray, D.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Parmley, R.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Ratner, Michael I.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Reynolds, G.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Rittmuller, P.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Schweiger, P. F.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Shehata, S.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Triebes, K.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
VandenBeukel, J.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Vassar, R.
1. United States, Bethesda Lockheed Martin Corporation
Al-Saud, Turki M.
1. Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology Kacst
Al-Jadaan, A.
1. Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology Kacst
Al-Jibreen, H.
1. Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology Kacst
Al-Meshari, M.
1. Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology Kacst
Al-Suwaidan, B.
1. Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology Kacst

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