Space and Humanity

This volume contains a selection of 27 papers that are chiefly survey, state-of-the-art, review or programmatic in nature. The volume itself is structured in three parts: Part I, The System, that deals with Space Transportation, Space Stations and Platforms; Part II, Hard and Soft Technologies, that deals with Technology Applications, Astrodynamics, Space Power and Propulsion; Part III, The Utilization, that addresses the two main lines Space Exploration and Applications, including Earth Observation, Telecommunication and Space Education, Microgravity, Safety and Rescue.

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Section headings and selected papers. Invited Lecture. Space and humanity, U R Rao. The System. Space Transportation. Overcoming the launch crisis: A challenge for ELVs, K Iserland. Space Stations and Platforms. International interface design for space station freedom: Challenges and solutions, R E Mayo et al. Telescience and microgravity: Impact on future facilities, ground segments and operations, R Monti. Hard and Soft Technologies. Technology Applications. Technology forecast and applications for autonomous, intelligent systems, H Lum Jr & E Heer. The NASA technology push towards future space mission systems, S R Sadin et al. Astrodynamics. The history and background of astrodynamics, V Szebehely. Dynamics of multibody systems - a brief review, J Wittenburg. Space Power and Propulsion. The next generation rocket engines. R Beichel et al. The Utilization. Space Exploration. The high-throughput X-ray mission (XMM) and its X-ray mirror system, J Ellwood & W Egle. Applications. New SPOT generation, M Arnaud. Countrywide classroom: The use of space for education, E V Chitnis. Space debris - origin, evaluation and collision mechanics, D Rex et al. Perspectives on the international commercial space infrastructure, R Kohli & M Harr.