Space Technology 1991: Vol 11 Table of Contents

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Industrial and Commercial Applications
VOLUME 11 1991
VOLUME CONTENTS
AND AUTHOR INDEX
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Industrial and Commercial Applications
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VOLUME CONTENTS
Volume 11, Number 1
A. Atzei, M. Hechler 1 ESA preparatory programme for the ROSETTA/
and P. Coste CNSR mission
John Bouvier, Daniel Pol, Design guidelines for accommodation of robotic
Curt Newport, John O’Donnell and manipulative devices on Space Station
and Joseph Parrish Freedom
Richard P. Mroczynski Earth remote sensing system considerations for
2000 and beyond
H. K. H. Grallert, S. G. Furniss An investigation of future European winged
and F. A. Hewitt launcher concepts
Lucien Deschamps and Prospects offered by electromagnetic launchers for
Peter Glaser launching payloads into orbit
Volume 11, Number 2
COLUMBUS VI SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE STATION UTILIZATION
L. G. Napolitano v_ Preface
Keynote Address
Fredrik Engstrom 55 Preparing for Coiumbus utilization
STATUS REVIEW: ORBITAL AND GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE
R. H. Kohrs 61 Status of the International Space Station and its
capabilities
G. Altmann 65 Columbus Programme overview with emphasis on
Space Segment activities
Kiyoshi Higuchi 77 Japanese Experiment Module program status
MANNED INTERACTION IN SPACE
Andres Ripoil 83 The European Astronauts Centre: its role and build-
up
Hansulrich Steimle 91 Columbus astronaut training in the Crew Training
Complex at DLR
COLUMBUS UTILIZATION PREPARATION
99 User support
iii
Alain Esterle and 103 Preparatory programs for the International Space
Richard Bonneville Station utilization. Emphasis on the French
program
Appendix A—Scientific Programme
Appendix B—List of Participants and _ their
Organizations
Vi Announcement—Columbus VII
Volume 11, Number 3
. Dorn, |. Engeln and 109 Recovery of small payloads by means of simple
. Sommer re-entry capsules from orbital systems
. Vallet and J. P. Deshayes 117 The second generation of SPOT multimission
platform
. Perrotta, F. Rispoli, First generation payload for European communi-
. Manoni, R. Capone and cations with land mobiles in L band: the Italsat F-2
. Bardelli spacecraft study case
. Holl, J. Klug and F. Korber Ariane capsule: high performance for microgravity
experiments
S. K. Borowski, M. W. Mulac Performance comparisons of nuclear thermal rocket
and O. F. Spurlock and chemical propulsion systems for piloted mis-
sions to Phobos/Mars
Announcement—Columbus VII
New Patent
Volume 11, Number 4
Publisher's Announcement
In Memoriam
Michihiro Natori and SFU Mission 1 experiments
Kyoichi Kuriki
G. Scoon, G. Whitcomb, Cassini Huygens entry and descent technologies
M. Eiden and A. Smith
Ernesto Vallerani, Long cycle pressurized logistics module: an Italian
Luciano Basile and contribution to the Space Station Freedom logistics
Giovanni Rum scenario
Franco Bevilacqua and Possible applications of tethered systems to Mars
Stefano Cesare exploration missions
iv
W. Ray Hook and Lifting-body option for a space station rescue
Delma C. Freeman Jr vehicle
Benton C. Clark Concept 6: an artificial gravity Mars spaceship
A. E. Hammesfahr, M. Gaida Planetenteleskop: a 1-m orbital telescope for solar
and W. Klinkmann system exploration
Luigi D’Emiliano and The Columbus Attached Laboratory
Patrice Amadieu