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050 0 0 _aTL789.8.U5
_bD28 1988
100 1 _aDavies, Merton E.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aRAND's role in the evolution of balloon and satellite observation systems and related U.S. space technology /
_cMerton E. Davies, William R. Harris.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1988.
300 _axiii, 126 pages :
_billustrations, photos ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"September 1988."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aThis history commemorates the 40th anniversary of The RAND Corporation, 1948-1988. RAND research studies aided in development of concepts, system requirements, and development programs for space satellites operational in the 1960s. RAND research in 1946-1954 emphasized reconnaissance missions for balloons and electro-optical (TV) reconnaissance satellites with data relay. Thereafter, RAND proposed use of recoverable, film-storage satellite payloads with simple guidance systems so that reconnaissance satellites could aid in arms control verification when intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were deployed. In the 1950s, RAND space technology studies dealt with scientific exploration of the moon and solar system, satellites for weather forecasting and for mapping, missile launch detection, and technology applications for the civil space program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Innovative studies of balloon reconnaissance platforms, ICBMs, uses of panoramic cameras for remote observation of earth, and use of infrared satellites for missile launch warning resulted from researcher-initiated studies.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
610 2 0 _aRand Corporation
_xHistory.
650 0 _aAstronautics
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
700 1 _aHarris, William R.
_q(William Robert),
_d1941-
_eauthor.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3692/
999 _c599506
_d599506