The Soviet Union and the United States in Space - Memorandum of the Seminars, 23 March - 20 April 1965
Soviet and United States space programs compared at five seminars
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Soviet and United States space programs compared at five seminars
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Nondestructive testing /NDT/ of materials, components and systems for Saturn-Apollo program
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Research in space radiation biology including molecular radiochemistry, cellular radiobiology, radiological physics, and radiation effects on beetles, frogs, and mammals
Multichannel radiometers calibration and testing for spacecraft and solar simulation applications, noting exposure to sun onboard X-15 aircraft at high altitudes
Plastics applications in Apollo-Saturn 5 program, considering foam, honeycomb, conformal coatings, embedment compounds, dielectrics, damping compounds, adhesives, sealants and gaskets
Centrifuge on board orbiting spacecraft as research tool for biological and physical experiments relevant to prolonged missions and spacecraft design
Experiments in protein diets for space nutrition
Nutrition and breeding behavior of pocket mouse for space nutrition application
Aerospace engineering and computer programming manual for space shuttle synthesis program to simulate spacecraft trajectories and weight analysis for performance prediction
Quality control and applications of Saturn program experiences to future space programs
Post Apollo manned space operation, emphasizing Skylab program, space shuttles and long term space station
The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO)-C was successfully launched into a 400-nautical mile circular orbit on Aug. 21, 1972. For this spacecraft, a unique sensitivity approach to the thermal design was developed which resulted in a predictable design - the merits of which should be considered for application on future spacecraft. The OAO-C is also serving as a test bed for the evaluation of thermal control hardware. To provide flight data for space program applications, experiments for a new coating and four different heat pipe designs are on this spacecraft. The data derived from OAO-C will be extremely valuable for such future programs as the Large Space Telescope (LST) and the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS).
Photocathode materials are discussed in terms of those that are presently available and those that are becoming available. Charts are given which illustrate the response curves of the representative photocathodes. It can be seen from the curves that a relatively new class of photocathodes has been developed with responses equal to or much better than commercially available photocathodes over a very wide spectral range. In particular, the solid gallium arsenide photocathode has an increased efficiency over the standard S-1 in the infrared region of almost two orders of magnitude. A table is presented which describes the principle photocathodes and lists some of the important characteristics of each.