Astronautics for Peace and Human Progress

Astronautics for Peace and Human Progress contains the proceedings of the 29th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on October 1-8, 1978. The papers explore the role of astronautics in the pursuit of peace and human progress and cover topics ranging from space exploration and communication satellites to space technology and Earth exploration from space.
This book is comprised of 32 chapters and opens with a discussion on space programs of countries such as the United States, Japan, Germany, USSR, and Italy. The following chapters focus on systems for space exploration such as SPACELAB and those associated with the Voyager program and the International Solar Polar Out-of-Ecliptic Mission. The evolution of Space Power Systems is also described, along with Earth exploration from space. Spaceborne sensors, automatic data analysis, and Landsat imagery are considered. The final two sections deal with communication satellites and space technology.
This monograph will appeal to space scientists and astronautical engineers.

Inhalt

Preface
9th IAF Invited Lecture - The Role of Astronautics in the Struggle for Peace and the Progress of Mankind
Part I. On-Going Space Activities
United States Space Programs, Present and Planned
Overview of Current and Prospective European Space Programs
Some Trends of Space Research in the USSR
An Overview of Space Activities in Japan
The Canadian Space Program
Current and Future Space Activity in Italy
Overview of the Space Program of the Federal Republic of Germany
Part II. Systems for Space Exploration
First Spacelab Flight - A Status Report of the Joint ESA/NASA Mission
The Voyager Program
The International Solar Polar Mission
Spacelab Utilization in Europe after the First Spacelab Mission
Spacelab Thermal Control Subsystem Development - Analysis - Design - Manufacturing - Testing
Spacelab Environmental Control/Life Support System (ECLS) for Life Science Experiments
Evolution of Space Power Systems
Part III. Earth Exploration from Space
Latest Results obtained by Landsat Imagery in Japan
Ruptural Fabric of Yugoslavia on Landsat Scanograms
Application of a Digital Image Processing System to Land Use Mapping from Landsat Data
Results of Application of Data from Space to Geological Survey in Yugoslavia
Recent Developments in Automatic Analysis of Remotely Sensed Imagery
The Evolution of Satellite Indirect Sounding of Temperature and Moisture for Operational Weather Forecasting
Useful Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radars
ARGUS-SPAS, an Experimental Shuttle Pallet Satellite for Earth Observation
Part IV. Communication Satellites
The SIRIO SHF Experiment and its First Results
CTS/HERMES - Experiments to Explore the Applications of Advanced 14/12 GHz Communications Satellites
The Indonesian Palapa System and its Expansion
Present Status and Future Plans of Japanese CS and BSE Programs
The Technology of Large Multi-Function Communication Satellites in the Post Intelsat V Era
Part V. Space Technology
Supervision of Youth Rocket Experiments (SYRE); A Summary of the Tenth Annual IAF Session for Educators
Experiment Morava on Board of Salyut 6. 1. Crystallization of Lead Chloride from Eutectic Solutions in PbCl2-CuCl and PbCl2-AgCl Systems
Dynamics, Control, and Structural Flexibility Results from the Hermes Mission
Development of Japanese H-I Launch Vehicle