Contents of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society for Volume 37

From The Space Library

Jump to: navigation, search

Contents of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society for Volume 37

Volume 37 - 1984

Author Co-Authors Title Page
HALLEY'S COMET EDITOR: L. J. CARTER VOLUME 37 NO. 1 JANUARY 1984
D. W. HUGHES COMET HALLEY ITS HISTORY AND FUTURE 3
R. M. JENKINS D. C. R. LINK GIOTTO: EUROPE'S EXPLORATORY MISSION TO THE COMET HALLEY 17
R. L. NEWBURN AND J. RAHE THE INTERNATIONAL HALLEY WATCH 27
D. W. HUGHES EDMOND HALLEY: WHY WAS HE INTERESTED IN COMETS? 32
J. DUDLEY THE 1910 RETURN OF HALLEY'S COMET 45
SPACE TECHNOLOGY EDITOR: A. WILSON VOLUME 37 NO. 2 FEBRUARY 1984
R. C. PARKINSON C. M. HEMPSELL THE POTENTIAL MARKET FOR A LOW COST LAUNCH VEHICLE 51
F. I. TALLENTIRE THE SPACE SHUTTLE SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER RECOVERY SYSTEM 55
A. G. ADELMAN PRECISION LASER TRACKING FOR GLOBAL TECTONICS 65
C. B. WOOSTER NEW TECHNOLOGY AND MARITIME SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SERVICES 70
W. A. KRIEGL REMOTE SENSING MISSIONS FOR THE NEXT DECADE 75
W. CASH THE FAR ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPIC EXPLORER 81
R. MORRIS THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES 86
J. R. LONDON STS/ CENTAUR PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS OF THE EASTERN LAUNCH SITE 91
INTERSTELLAR STUDIES EDITOR: DR. A. R. MARTIN VOLUME 37 NO.3 MARCH 1984
R.J. CESARONE A.B. SERGEYEVSKY AND S. J. KERRIDGE PROSPECTS FOR THE VOYAGER EXTRA-PLANETARY AND INTERSTELLAR MISSION 99
P. BIRCH IS FASTER THAN LIGHT TRAVEL CAUSALLY POSSIBLE? 117
G. VULPETTI A PROPULSION-ORIENTED SYNTHESIS OF THE ANTIPROTON-NUCLEON ANNIHILATION EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 124
G. L. MATLOFF INTERSTELLAR SOLAR SAILING: CONSIDERATION OF REAL AND PROJECTED SAIL MATERIALS 135
CORRESPONDENCE 142
SPACE TECHNOLOGY EDITOR: A. WILSON VOLUME 37 NO. 4 APRIL 1984
E. L. TILTON E. B. PRITCHARD OVERVIEW OF NASA SPACE STATION ACTIVITIES 147
P. W. SHARP EVOLUTIONARY CONCEPTS FOR A SPACE STATION AND THE RELEVANT UTILISATION POTENTIAL 157
D. M. ASHFORD THE AEROPLANE APPROACH TO LAUNCH VEHICLE DESIGN 163
J. PEARSON THE SATELLITE SAIL: A NEW DEVICE FOR APPLYING AERODYNAMIC FORCES TO SPACECRAFT 172
E. L. BAGSUND S. R HANNAH IUS STATUS AND GROWTH POTENTIAL 177
D. J. SHAPLAND ESA AND MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH 185
C. SCHNEIKER SOME RESEARCH TOPICS FOR A NEW SPACE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 190
SPACE CHRONICLE EDITOR: A. WILSON VOLUME 37 NO. 5 MAY 1984
P. S. CLARKE THE CHINESE SPACE PROGRAMME 195
H. J. P. ARNOLD GEMINI 4: THE EVA PHOTOGRAPHY 207
M. J. F. FOWLER LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH ON-BOARD SPACELAB 213
J. W. POWELL THOR-ABLE AND ATLAS-ABLE 219
J. T. RICHELSON THE SATELLITE DATA SYSTEM 226
J. W. POWELL DELTA LAUNCHER ADD-ON PAYLOADS 229
J. F. GRIFFITH ASTRONOMICAL NOTEBOOK 233
INTERSTELLAR STUDIES EDITOR: DR. A. R. MARTIN VOLUME 37 NO. 9 SEPTEMBER 1984
G. VULPETTI AN APPROACH TO THE MODELLING OF MATTER-ANTIMATTER PROPULSION SYSTEMS 403
T. B. TANG THE NUMBER OF INHABITED PLANETS IN THE GALAXY 410
P. MOLIK ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS AN EVOLUTIONARY STAGE OF HUMAN MIND 414
W. S. BAINBRIDGE COMPUTER SIMULATION OF CULTURAL DRIFT: LIMITATIONS ON INTERSTELLAR COLONISATION 420
CORRESPONDENCE 430
SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION EDITOR: A. WILSON VOLUME 37 NO. 10 OCTOBER 1984
EDITORIAL 434
R. S. SAUNDERS QUESTIONS FOR THE GEOLOGIC EXPLORATION OF VENUS 435
E. CUTTING J. H. KWOK AND S. N. MOHAN THE VENUS RADAR MAPPER MISSION 443
R. A. CRAIG R. O. FIMMEL PIONEER TO VENUS: THE MULTIPROBE AND ORBITER MISSIONS 453
P. OPAL R. O. FIMMEL EXPLORING BEYOND THE PLANETS: THE PIONEER 10 AND 11 MISSIONS 468
INTERSTELLAR STUDIES EDITOR: DR. A. R. MARTIN VOLUME 37 NO. 11 NOVEMBER 1984
B. N. CASSENTI OPTIMISATION OF RELATIVISTIC ANTIMATTER ROCKETS 483
G. L. MATLOFF THE STATE OF THE ART SOLAR SAIL AND THE INTERSTELLAR PRECURSOR MISSION 491
N. E. LEGGETT J. A. FIELDER SPACE GREENHOUSE DESIGNS 495
D. LACEY SOME SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF A GENERATION STARSHIP 499
Z. PAPROTNY J. LEHMAN AND J. PRYTZ INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL AND COMMUNICATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY: 1984 UPDATE 502
A. DUNLOP EXISTENCE OF EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL LIFE 513
G. VULPETTI RELATIVISTIC ASTRODYNAMICS: THE PROBLEM OF PAYLOAD OPTIMISATION IN A TWO-STAR EXPLORATION FLIGHT WITH AN INTERMEDIATE POWERED SWING-BY 515
T. DENTON DANCING IN OUR LENSES: WHY THERE ARE NOT MORE TECHNOLOGICAL CIVILIZATIONS 522
CORRESPONDENCE 526
SPACE TECHNOLOGY EDITOR: A. WILSON VOLUME 37 NO. 12 DECEMBER 1984
M. W. J. BELL ADVANCED SPACE TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONS 531
M. TOUSSAINT FUTURE PROSPECTS IN SPACE ENVISAGED BY A FORUM OF EUROPEAN SPACE COMPANIES 537
L. BELLAGAMBA K. H. ROBINETT COMMERCIAL UTILISATION OF SPACE: NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 541
J. C. CRETENET P. MARX A FUTURE EUROPEAN LAUNCHER: ARIANE 5/HERMES 547
T. J. SHESKIN AN UNMANNED PLATFORM AS AN INITIAL CAPABILITY IN SPACE 554
J. G. WALKER SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS 559