Record Nr.

UNINA9910781420603321

Titolo

Commercial opportunities in space [[electronic resource] /] / edited by F. Shahrokhi, C.C. Chao, K.E. Harwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Washington, D.C., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., c1988

ISBN

1-60086-585-2

1-60086-366-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (553 p.)

Collana

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; ; v. 110

Altri autori (Persone)

ShahrokhiF

ChaoC. C <1923-> (Chi-Chang)

HarwellK. E

Disciplina

629.1 s

620/.419

Soggetti

Space industrialization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Technical papers selected from the Symposium on Commercial Opportunities in Space : Roles of Developing Countries, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, April 1987, and subsequently revised for this volume."

Symposium sponsored by the University of Tennessee Space Institute and others.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter I. Space Platforms""; ""Perspectives in Space Transportation""; ""U.S. Laboratory Module: Its Capabilities and Accommodations to Support User Payloads""; ""ARIES: The Ariane 5 Extended Stage for Orbital Transfer and Rendezvous""; ""Columbus Operations: Planning and Execution""; ""Computer-Aided Conceptual Design and Cost Modeling of Space Transportation Systems""; ""The Techniques of Manned On-Orbit Assembly""; ""On the Orbiter Based Construction of the Space Station and Associated Dynamics""

""Space Transportation: Options and Opportunities""""Chapter II. Material Processing and Fluid Mechanics in Microgravity""; ""Space Processing of Metals and Alloys""; ""Economics and Rationale for Material Processing Using Free-Flying Platforms""; ""Commercial Prospects for Bioprocessing in Space""; ""Electronic Materials Processing

and the Microgravity Environment""; ""Containerless Science for Materials Processing""; ""Kinetic of the Soret Effect and Its Measurement Under Microgravity Conditions""; ""Chapter III. Satellite Communication""

""Communication Satellite Technology Development Survey""""Design Considerations for Multibeam Frequency Re-Use Maritime Mobile Satellite System""; ""The Distress Radio Call System and First Results of the Preoperational Demonstration""; ""Integrated Mobile Services in Selected Areas""; ""Galactic Communication with Small Duty Cycles""; ""Advanced Technological Aspects of a Wideband Communications Satellite for Europe""; ""Communication Satellite and Related Advanced Technologies in Japan""; ""Chapter IV. Remote Sensing""

""Transportable Tracking and Receiving Station for Polar Orbiting Remote Sensing Satellites""""Application of Landsat MSS and TM Data to Geological Resource Exploration""; ""The Landsat Sensors: EOSAT's Plans for Landsats 6 and 7""; ""Alternatives for Mapping from Satellites""; ""JEOS: A Low-Cost Approach to Earth Observations""; ""Second-Generation MOMS: A Low-Cost and Flexible Instrument with Stereoscopic and Multispectral Modes for Developing Countries""; ""Typology of Lagoba: Ngooxoor's Landscapes (Saalum's Estuary) Using Data from Spot 1 Satellite""; ""Chapter V. Propulsion In Space""

""Propulsion for the Space Station""""Space Shuttle RCS Plumes: Radiation and Temperature Measurement on Mission 51-G""; ""Light Weight Electrostatic Generator for Aerospace and Other Uses: Cylindrical Parametric Generator""; ""Chapter VI. Lunar Activities""; ""Lunar-Based Energy and Power Systems""; ""Concrete for Lunar Base Construction""; ""Physical Properties of Concrete Made with Apollo 16 Lunar Soil Sample""; ""Author Index for Volume 110""

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00459010

Autore

HIBBERT, Christopher