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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811648903321
• 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""