Anthony Jenzano

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1. April 14-15, 1966 Apollo astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee train at Morehead Planetarium Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee, the crew named for the first manned earth-orbital Apollo flight, trained in star recognition at Morehead Planetarium with backup astronauts James A. McDivitt and Russell L. Schweickart. Director Anthony F. Jenzano said they were working on the stars to be used for navigation on Apollo flights; the Daily Tar Heel said it was the first time press coverage of such training had been allowed. People: Anthony Jenzano Place: Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill · Also named: Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II, Roger B. Chaffee, James A. McDivitt, Russell L. SchweickartSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, April 15, 1966, p. 1
2. November 13-14, 1967 Eleven new scientist-astronauts train at Morehead Planetarium Eleven new NASA scientist-astronauts spent two days at the Morehead Planetarium on star recognition and navigation, the first astronauts to train there since August 1966 by the paper's account. Among them was William E. Thornton, a Faison native who earned his physics degree and his medical degree at UNC. People: William E. (William Edgar) Thornton, Anthony Jenzano Place: Morehead Planetarium, Chapel HillSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, November 15, 1967, p. 1
3. by October 22, 1969 Morehead Planetarium receives a NASA grant for the Sciences in Interaction program Planetarium director Anthony F. Jenzano said NASA had granted about $1.5 million, reviewed year by year, for Sciences in Interaction, a five-year UNC research program of 16 projects involving 35 to 40 University scientists, with the planetarium running a related series of 12 lectures and shows. People: Anthony Jenzano Place: Morehead Planetarium, Chapel HillSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, October 23, 1969, p. 5
4. November 11-13, 1980 Morehead Planetarium shows Voyager 1's Saturn pictures live to overflow crowds Through a special microwave link set up with area companies, Morehead Planetarium showed NASA's live transmissions of Voyager 1's encounter with Saturn from November 11 to 13, 1980; more than 330 people crowded the chamber the first day and about 250 more were turned away or stood at the doors. People: Anthony Jenzano Place: Morehead Planetarium, University, Chapel HillSearch the index · The Daily Tar Heel, November 12, 1980, p. 1