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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1985
This report, the third and final part of a three-part study of Soviet space programs, provides a comprehensive survey of the Soviet space science programs and the Soviet military space programs, including its long history of anti-satellite activity. Chapter 1 is an overview of the unmanned space programs (1957-83). Chapter 2 reports on significant…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Communications, Satellites (Aerospace), Science History
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1984
This report, the second of a three-part study of Soviet space programs, examines their manned space programs and reviews their quest for a permanently manned presence in space. Also included is information concerning the physiological and psychological findings related to the extended duration of Soviet manned flights and an executive summary.…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Biological Sciences, Gravity (Physics), Satellites (Aerospace)
Peer reviewedBerry, P. A. M.; Meadows, A. J. – Journal of Documentation, 1987
Reviews the current status of satellite remote sensing data, including problems with efficient storage and rapid retrieval of the data, and appropriate computer graphics to process images. Areas of research concerned with overcoming these problems are described. (16 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Graphics, Computer Storage Devices, Copyrights
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1984
This report presents the results of a 3-month effort to assess the archiving requirements that should be imposed in the event of a transfer of the United States land remote-sensing satellite systems to the private sector. The emphasis is not on judging the desirability of the proposed transfer, but on recommending the requirements that should be…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Archives, Communications, Data
Flores, John G. – Trusteeship, 1995
Three major areas of new technology appropriate for distance education are briefly described: satellite delivery, video teleconferencing, and computers and networking. Important considerations are offered to college and university trustees for media selection and policy formation. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Delivery Systems
Kirman, Joseph M.; Goldberg, Jack – 1985
Since its inception in 1984, the CADET (Computer-Assisted Distance Education Telecommunications), a micro to mainframe computer program developed by the University of Oklahoma but modified for use at the University of Alberta in Canada, has achieved major results. Its successful use in delivering a distance education graduate course in which both…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, External Degree Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1986
Congressional hearings held on October 8-10, 1985, were meant to characterize the attributes of past successes of the United States' efforts in the space sciences, and to project the direction of future research in that area. This report prepared by the subcommittee on space science and application includes recommendations of expert panels on…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Aerospace Technology, Astronomy, Biological Sciences
