Future Space Program and Impact on Range and Network Development

A blue casebound book with black text on the spine. xvi, 571 pages; illustrated in black-and-white. Contents are as follows: Introduction. The challenge of space and range development ; Some space goals in the near future from the viewpoint of a planetary astronomer ; Challenges of range management ; Future support requirements for the manned space program ; A quick look at the federal budgetary process -- pt. I. Projection of space program development. Future manned Earth orbital missions ; Future lunar surface missions ; Future manned planetary missions ; Future interplanetary unmanned space missions ; The commercial utilization of space ; A practical view of future space activity -- pt. II. Projection of range and network requirements. Aerodynamic aspects of future space vehicles and implications for testing ; Potential requirements imposed upon ranges and networks by future unmanned reentry vehicles ; Manned entry and recovery : its possible effects on range requirements ; Launch operations requirements of future space programs ; Aerospace application of gun launched projectiles and rockets -- pt. III. Physical science research and range software development. A high accuracy, early-launch tracking system ; High accuracy trajectory determination ; Data processing developments ; Dynamical approach to some problems in range safety ; Computer applications to the test scheduling problem at the Air Force eastern test range ; Spaceport meteorology -- pt. IV. future range and network developments. Trends in ground support systems for space flight ; Aspects of vehicular S-band telemetry antennas ; Instrumentation ships : present and future ; Aircraft as range instrumentation stations ; Onboard data systems and their relation to ground networks ; Future radar developments ; A satellite control center concept for 1970-1980 -- pt. V. Management and cost considerations. OSD view of the defense ranges ; The developing aerospace law ; the management of a modern integrated missile range ; Tools of the trade ; Role of IRIG in range development ; Can aerospace firms diversify.…