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)
Crew Roles in Military Space Operations
1982
45 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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