Crew Roles in Military Space Operations,

Abstract

This is a wide ranging debate on the role of the military in space. This issue has begun to attract substantial attention not only in the defense community, but from Congress, the executive branch, and the public as well. In simple terms, the debate centers on the question of the degree of involvement of space systems in our future military operations. The military uses of space to date, as described in Refs. 1 through 3, have been largely in support of terrestrial military functions, communications, navigation, reconnaissance and surveillance. The systems have been passive and without capability of initiating hostile actions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA122878

Entities

People

  • David Leinweber

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Construction
  • Earth Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • Orbits
  • Space Operations
  • Space Shuttles
  • Space Stations
  • Space Systems
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft
  • United States
  • Unmanned Space Systems
  • Unmanned Systems

Readers

  • Economics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Space