Contents of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society for Volume 28

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Volume 28 - 1975

Author Co-Authors Title Page
Vol. 28 No. 2 February 1975
J. W. Heaton Attitude Control and Manoeuvres of the ESRO IV Satellite 75
P. C Joshi H. D. Pathak Formation of Amino Acids and Nucleic Acid Constituents under Possible Primitive Earth Conditions 90
M. P. Neal An Observational Data Model of Thermospheric Winds and its Comparison with Theoretical Models 97
E. W. V. Acton The British Small Sounding Rocket Programme 119
A. Dumbs W. Noack Very Low Energy Electron Spectra in the Auroral Zone (Abstract) 126
G. V. Groves Calculated and Observed 24-Hourly Oscillations of the Upper Atmosphere at 5-9°S Latitude. 127
J. S. Griffith Astronomical Notebook 134
Space Report 140
Vol. 28 No. 3 March 1975
Alan Bond Anthony R. Martin Project Daedalus: The Origins and Aims of the Study 147
G. R. Richards Project Daedalus: The Navigation Problem 150
R. P. Haviland On Communications with Extra-Terrestrial or Alien Intelligences 161
Gerald M. Anderson Some Problems in Communications with Relativistic Interstellar Rockets 168
T. A. Heppenheimer Some Advanced Applications of a 1-Million-Second-isp Rocket Engine 175
Anthony R. Martin The Detection of Extrasolar Planetary Systems.Part 3: Review of Recent Developments 182
Eugene F. Mallove Robert L. Forward Bibliography of Interstellar Travel and Communication – 2 191
Conference Report 220
Book Reviews 223
Vol. 28 No. 4 April 1975
D. J. Brown P. M. Crosse. The Development of the Skylark 10A Sounding Rocket 227
V. F. Polcaro C. Ulivieri The Effect of Lift on Re-Entry of a Sounding Rocket 235
G. V. Groves A Comparison of 24-Hourly Atmospheric Oscillations Derived from Grenade Experiments at Two Low Latitude Sites 241
V. T. Fisher The Use of Sounding Rocket as Targets 245
R. Klein Equipment and Programme of the Mobile Raketenbasis 250
F. C. Salway Recovery of Skylark Payloads Using an Air Snatch System 257
J. W. Parkin The Performance of Black Arrow in the Launch of the Prospero Satellite 263
J. S. Griffith Astronomical Notebook 278
Space Report 284
Book Reviews 294
Vol. 28 No.5 May 1975
Neil Jagoda William D. Antrim, Jr. An Evolution of X-Ray Astronomy Instrumentation 299
H Spiegelhauer J. Trümper Observational Aspects of X-Ray Halos 319
J. W Heaton G. W. Cocks Three-Axis Stabilised X-Ray Spacecraft 326
A. C. Fabian Uhuru – The First X-Ray Astronomy Satellite 343
J. S. Griffith Astronomical Notebook 347
Space Report 356
Society News 364
Book Reviews 367
Vol.28 No.6 June 1975
L. W. Dickerson A. J. Siegmeth Long-range Communications with Pioneer 10 at Jupiter 371
Peter M. Molton The Multiplicity of Potential Living Systems Based on CH.O-N. 392
A. J. Fennelley G. L. Matloff & G. Frye Photometric Detection of Extrasolar Planets Using L.S.T. - Type Telescopes 399
Eugene F. Mallove Robert L. Forward Bibliography of Interstellar Travel and Communication - 3 405
J. S. Griffith Astronomical Notebook 435
Space Report 437
Book Reviews 441
Digest of Technical Literature 443
Reports Available for Loan 447
Conference Announcement 448
Vol. 28 No. 7 July 1975
E. C. Semple British Spacecraft Projects 451
E. C. Semple A. C. Christmas The Magnetic Torquing System Used on the Ariel 4 Spacecraft 464
A. C Armstrong I. E. Hill A Common U.K. Format for ERTS Digital Tapes? 473
Gerald M. Anderson Steven H. Edelman Two-Impulse Minimum-Time Earth Launch-to-Rendezvous Trajectories 477
H. Hiller An Assessment of Satellite Observations from the Russian AFU-75 Camera 485
J.S. Griffith Astronomical Notebook 489
Technical Notes on Satellites 495
Space Report 501
Society News 514
Book Reviews 517
Reports Available for Loan 520
Vol. 28 No. 8 August 1975
Peter Bielkowicz A Voyage to a Neutron Star 523
Conley Powell Heating and Drag at Relativistic Speeds 546
Conley Powell Flight Dynamics of the Ram-Augmented Interstellar Rocket 553
G. Vulpetti I. Mazzitelli Probe-Fission-Drive: Dynamics and Payload Optimization 563
C. Vulpetti A Starting Model for a Fission Engine 573
C. R. Richards Planetary Detection from an Interstellar Probe 579
Space Report 586
Book Reviews 588
Conference Announcement 592
Vol. 28 Nos. 9 & 10 September - October 1975
D. Meissner B. Kunkel The Role of Spacelab in the Long Term Programme Planning for an Earth Observation System 595
C. Armstrong Methodologica1 Questions in the Digitised Analysis of ERTS Data 608
Joseph Otterman Some Environmental Problems and their Satellite Monitoring 613
D. J. David J. Deries and F Verger Automatic Cartography of ERTS Remote-Sensing Data 624
B. Ratti G. Bressanin Italian Ground Facility for the Reception and Processing of Earth Resources Survey Data: The T.E.R.R.A. Experiment 629
Ulf Hellden Hans-Ake Olsson Water Quality Studies and Land-Use Mapping Using ERTS-1 Data 634
A. M. Tonelli Contribution of ERTS-1 and Skylab Missions to Regional Studies in Italy 647
L. P. White The Practical Use of Orbital Imagery for Resources Survey 653
W. Mitchell The Applications of LANDSAT I Imagery to the Sudan Savanna Project 659
G. Mayer G. E. Todd An Attitude Sensing Technique for Earth Resources Survey Rockets, Using RF Interferometry 673
DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE AND CIVILISATION IN THE UNIVERSE Vol.28 No. 11 November 1975
Sebastian von Hoerner Population Explosion and Interstellar Expansion 691
Krafft A. Ehricke A Long-Range Perspective and Some Fundamental Aspects of Interstellar Evolution 713
David Viewing Directly Interacting Extra-Terrestrial Technological Communities 735
Bob Parkinson The Starship as a Philosophical Vehicle 745
USSR Research Programme on the Problem of Communications with Extraterrestrial Civilisations 751