U. S. Navy in Space: Past, Present, and Future

The announcement last summer of the establishment of the U. S. Navy Space Command, and its subsequent activation at Dahlgren, Va., in October 1983, may have come as a surprise to some. This, however, was the latest of a series of actions taken by the Department of the Navy over the last several years to consolidate the Navy's space efforts. In fact, since the beginning of the Space Age, the Navy has been interested in space and involved in space-related activities. Its contributions in space science and technology have been significant. Driven by a realization that space assets are exceptionally well matched to its global mission, the Navy has become a major user of space. Primary areas of current activity include command, control, and communication and navigation and collection of environmental information. The Navy's operational use of space systems, the nature of the evolving Soviet threat (both air and space) directed in a large measure at U. S. naval targets, and the recent advances made in space technology, all argue for an increased level of Navy involvement in future Department of Defense space activities to secure Navy interests. As viewed by Navy decision-makers, this increased level of involvement will be selective in nature, emphasizing space research and development and operations that are considered vital to Navy interests.     

J. A. Docobo,A. Elipe,and H. A. McAlister (eds.), Visual Double Stars: Formation,Dynamics and Evolutionary Trucks

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Mikhail Ya. Marov,Valery L. Shematovich,Dmitry V. Bisikalo,and Jean-Claude Gerard,Nonequilibrium Processes in the Planetary and Cometary Atmospheres: Theory and Applications

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G. Burkhardt,U. Esser,H. Hefele,I. Heinrich,W. Hofmann,V. R. Matas,L. D. Schmadel,R. Wielen,and G. Zech (eds.), Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstrats

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F. P. Pijpers,J. Christensen-Dalsgaard,and C. S. Rosenthal (eds.), SCORe '96: Solar Convection and Oscillations and their Relationship

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R. Burkhardt, U. Esser, H. Hefele, I. Heinrich, W. Hoffmann, V. R. Matas, L. D. Schmadel, R. Wielen and G. Zech (eds.), Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts, Volumes 69A and 69B, Literature 1998, Part 1, published for Astronomisches Rechen-Institut

The reviewed Volumes of the AAA series record, summarize and index nearly 12 000 papers covering all aspects of astronomy and space sciences, published throughout the world during the first half of the year 1998. The AAA series is the most important source of information on progress in the scientific disciplines. They have become an indispensable source of information for scientists and students involved in the Universe research. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

J.-L. Starck,F. Murtagh,and A. Bijaoui,Image Processing and Data Analysis,The Multiscale Approach

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William B. Latter,Simon J.E. Radford,Philip R. Jewel,Jeffrey G. Mangum,and John Bally (eds.) CO: Twenty-Five Years of Millimeter-Wave Spectroscopy,Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 170

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J.A. Pierce: pioneer award winner, 1961

A biography of John Alvin Pierce is given, starting with his early interest in radio. Pierce received his amateur license and operated a spark transmitter at the age of twelve. His amateur activities led to work at the Cruft Laboratory of Harvard University under the supervision of Professor H.R. Mimno. This association with the Cruft Laboratory has continued to the present day with few interruptions. Pierce's work with different groups and in various areas is sketched, focusing on his work with Loran     

S. W. Bougher,D. M. Hunten,and R. J. Phillips (eds.) Venus II - Geology,Geophysics, Atmosphere,and Solar Wind Environment

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J. F. Lemaire,and K. I. Gringauz,with contributions from D. L. Carpenter and V. Bassolo,The Earth's Plasmasphere

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D. Winterhalter,J.T. Gosling,S.R. Habbal,W.S. Kurth,and M. Neugebauer (eds.). Solar Wind Eight

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