AFCRL Space Science Research during 1971 (Annual AFCRL Report to the Space Science Board of the National Academy of Sciences for Submission to COSPAR)

Abstract

A summary of the space science activities of the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (AFCRL) in 1971, including rockets, satellites, and balloons launched, results of experiments associated with the measurement and study of energetic particles and magnetic fields, upper atmosphere physics, ionospheric physics, geodesy, and optical physics, and experiments planned for 1972, are included. The definition of space science for the purpose of this report is limited to in-situ observations and measurements using the broad definition of space.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 17, 1972
Accession Number
AD0741757

Entities

People

  • A. Mcintyre
  • C. D. Howard

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Chemistry
  • Detectors
  • Electron Density
  • Grids
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Space Probes
  • Space Sciences
  • Spacecraft
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Telemetry Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites