Mission definition study for a VLBI station utilizing the Space Shuttle / Bernard F. Burke, principal investigator.
"The uses of the Space Shuttle transportation system for orbiting Very Long-Baseline Interferometry (OVLBI) were examined, both with respect to technical feasibility and its scientific possibilities. The study consisted of a critical look at the adaptability of current technology to an orbitin...
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| Other title: | At head of title: Final report on the mission definition study for a VLBI station utilizing the Space Shuttle under NAS-5-25543. |
| Format: | Government Document Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Center for Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
1982.
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| Series: | NASA contractor report ;
NASA CR-175126. |
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| Summary: | "The uses of the Space Shuttle transportation system for orbiting Very Long-Baseline Interferometry (OVLBI) were examined, both with respect to technical feasibility and its scientific possibilities. The study consisted of a critical look at the adaptability of current technology to an orbiting environment, the suitability of current data reduction facilities for the new technique, and a review of the new science that is made possible by using the Space Shuttle as a moving platform for a VLBI terminal in space. The conclusions are positive in all respects: no technological deficiencies exist that would need remedy, the data processing problem can be handled easily by straightforward adaptations of existing systems, and there is a significant new research frontier to be explored, with the Space Shuttle providing the first step. The VLBI technique utilizes the great frequency stability of modern atomic time standards, the power of integrated circuitry to perform real-time signal conditioning, and the ability of magnetic tape recorders to provide essentially error-free data recording, all of which combine to permit the realization of radio interferometry at arbitrarily large baselines." |
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| Item Description: | "12 October 1982." |
| Physical Description: | 2 microfiches (130 pages) : negative, illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm. |