CONTENTS
(Volume 70, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences,
35th AAS Annual Conference, The 21st Century in Space)

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FOREWORD, Horace Jacobs vii

INTRODUCTION 1

The 21st Century in Space - Welcome Address (AAS 88-153), Gerald A. Johnson 3

The 21st Century in Space - Keynote Address (AAS 88-154), Dale D. Myers 5

SPACE STATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY 11

Space Station in the 21st Century - Introduction (AAS 88-161), Thomas L. Moser 13

User’s View of Space Station (AAS 88-162), Alan C. Holt 37

Operations View of Space Station in the 21st Century (AAS 88-163), Kathy Cannon 57

Industry View of Space Station (AAS 88-164), Charles A. Ordahl 65

LARGE SPACE STRUCTURES 73

An Integrated in-Space Construction Facility for the 21st Century (AAS 88-167), Martin M. Mikulas Jr., John T. Dorsey 75

The Versatility of a Truss Mounted Mobile Transporter for in-Space Construction (AAS 88-168), Harold G. Bush, Mark S. Lake, Judith J. Watson, Walter L. Heard, Jr. 93

A Telerobotic System for Automated Assembly of Large Space Structures (AAS 88-170), Marvin D. Rhodes, Ralph W. Will, Marion A. Wise 111

SPACE UTILIZATION AND APPLICATIONS 131

Space Utilization and Applications - Introduction (AAS 88-175), Elizabeth L. Young 133

Radio Location Services and Applications (AAS 88-176), Donald Keyser 135

Landsat’s Future Services (AAS 88-177), Matthew Willard 137

Collection: The Overlooked Opportunity in Commercial Satellite Services (AAS 88-178), Robert Bernier 141

Pegasus: The Launch Vehicle of the Future (AAS 88-180), Robert A. Lovell 145

AUTOMATION/ROBOTICS 149

A&R Challenges for in-Space Operations (AAS 88-182), James Underwood 151

The 21st Century in Space: Future Robotic Technologies - An Industrial Researcher’s View (AAS 88-183), Stephen J. Bartholet 157

An Assessment of the Development and Application Potential for Robots to Support Space Station Operations (AAS 88-184), Delbert Tesar 165

ASTRODYNAMICS FOR MANNED MARS MISSIONS AND HYPERVELOCITY FLIGHT 209

Ballistic Trajectory Options for Manned Mars Missions (AAS 88-189), Archie C. Young 211

Vehicle Management System (VMS) Architectures for Hypervelocity Flight (AAS 88-192), Robert Wood, Jack Herrlin 223

TRACKING/DATA 233

Tracking and Data - Introduction (AAS 88-200), William C. Schneider 235

A Twenty-First Century Perspective (AAS 88-201), Robert O. Aller, Albert Miller 237

The Deep Space Network: The Challenges of the Next 20 Years - The 21st Century (AAS 88-202), L. N. Dumas, C. D. Edwards, J. R. Hall, E. C. Posner 247

Near Earth Tracking/Data Exploration (AAS 88-206), Robert Spearing 257

The Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (ATDRSS): The Next Generation (AAS 88-207), Daniel Brandel 263

Tracking and Data Requirements from a European Perspective (AAS 88-210), Kurt Heftman 271

SPACE SCIENCES 295

Space Sciences - Keynote Address (AAS 88-220), Joseph K. Alexander 297

Space Sciences on Space Station (AAS 88-221), David C. Black 309

Solar System Science and Exploration (AAS 88-222), Eugene H. Levy 315

Space Science - Earth Observations (AAS 88-223) Abstract, Raymond Arvidson 325

LIFE SCIENCES 327

Space Biomedicine Looks Ahead (AAS 88-226), Francis D. Moore 329

Life Sciences Strategy (AAS 88-227), Harry C. Holloway 335

Life Sciences Role in Systems Engineering of Space Programs (AAS 88-228), WIlliam C. Schneider 347

STRUCTURES/MATERIALS 351

Controls Structures Interaction, An Interdisciplinary Challenge for Large Spacecraft (AAS 88-231), Brantley R. Hanks 353

Technology Challenges for Large Spacecraft Optical Systems (AAS 88-233), S. P. Synnott 371

Technology Challenges in Large Spacecraft Antennas (AAS 88-232) Abstract, Thomas G. Campbell 379

ROCKET PROPULSION 381

Where Are We Going in Propulsion? (AAS 88-236), Robert Rosen 383

Launch Systems in the 21st Century (AAS 88-237), Frank Kirby 391

Liquid Rocket Propulsion for the 21st Century (AAS 88-238), Donald L. Witt 401

NATIONAL SPACE POLICY - WHERE THE AAS STANDS 411

AAS Space Policy 413

APPENDICES 415

Publications of the American Astronautical Society 416

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Series 417

Science and Technology Series 422

AAS History Series 426

INDEX 427

Numerical Index 429

Author Index 432