Five Years of Crosslink

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Five Years of Crosslink

Active Microwave Remote Sensing: Daniel D. Evans
Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2004)
Active microwave sensing—which includes imaging and moving-target-indicating radar—offers advantages over other remote-sensing techniques.
Adaptive Nulling Antennas for Military Communications: Robert B. Dybdal and Don J. Hinshilwood
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2001/2002)
Aerospace has successfully applied the technology of adaptive nulling antennas to satellites and ground terminals for two Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center programs.
Aerospace Photos Capture Launch Clouds: Robert N. Abernathy
Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer 2000)
A new and improved method of measuring launch-vehicle ground clouds leads to fewer launch delays and reduces costs.
The Air Force Space Shuttle Program: A Brief History: E. J. (Joe) Tomei
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2002/2003)
The Air Force had high hopes for its West Coast shuttle complex, but despite years of preparation, this state-of-the-art facility never saw a shuttle launch.
Antijamming and GPS for Critical Military Applications: Anthony Abbott
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer 2002)
The Department of Defense is working hard to enhance the jam resistance of its GPS-based systems.
Atomic Clocks Meet Laser Cooling: Walter F. Buell and Bernardo Jaduszliwer
Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 2000)
Scientists at Aerospace recently designed a laser-cooled atomic clock, specifically intended for space applications, with an estimated factor of 100 improvement over the frequency stability of current space-qualified atomic beam clocks.
Ballistic Missiles and Reentry Systems: The Critical Years: Richard Hartunian
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2002/2003)
For nearly 20 years, Aerospace played a vital role in advancing the nation's strategic ballistic missile and reentry system capabilities.
Bandwidth-Efficient Modulation Through Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying: Diana M. Johnson and Tien M. Nguyen
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2001/2002)
Using bandwidth-efficient modulation, communication satellites can transmit signals through a smaller frequency band; one such technique has yielded benefits for the military's protected communication satellites.
The Best Laid Plans: A History of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory: Steven R. Strom
Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2004)
In the mid to late 1960s, an ambitious project to launch an orbital space laboratory for science and surveillance dominated life at Aerospace.
Building Space Instruments in the Space Science Applications Laboratory: Lynn M. Friesen and Dan J. Mabry
Vol. 2, No. 2 (Summer 2001)
When commercial alternatives can't be found, Aerospace steps in to manufacture hardware and instrumentation for research missions.
The Challenge of Shared Military Communications: Mak King and Malina M. Hills
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2001/2002)
European military satellite communication technologies have never reached the level of their U.S. counterparts—and the gulf appears to be widening.
Charting a Course Toward Global Navigation: Steven R. Strom
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer 2002)
In the 1960s, the Global Positioning System emerged as a radical new way to provide precise navigation for U.S. armed forces.
Civilian Uses of Surveillance Satellites: Dee W. Pack, Carl J. Rice, Barbara J. Tressel, Carolyn Lee-Wagner, and Edgar M. Oshika
Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 2000)
Aerospace has been investigating the feasibility of using Defense Support Program infrared surveillance satellites to detect natural disasters and related environmental phenomena.
Cloud Cover Over Kosovo: John S. Bohlson, Leslie O. Belsma, and Bruce H. Thomas
Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer 2000)
In response to an Air Force request for better weather forecasting in the Balkans, Aerospace developed a higher-resolution cloud-analysis prototype that provided more accurate cloud-cover information in support of operations in Kosovo.
Commercial Remote Sensing and National Security: Dennis Jones
Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2004)
Aerospace helped craft government policy allowing satellite imaging companies to sell their products and services to foreign customers—without compromising national security.
Communication Technologies for Remote Regions: Ronald G. Nishinaga, Leonard L. Domenic, and Winfred L. Battig
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2001/2002)
Aerospace is applying satellite communication technologies to improve the communication capabilities of the Federal Interagency Communications Center and the four federal agencies it serves to provide an effective communication system for the safety of personnel in remote regions in Southern California.
A Complete Range of Launch Activities: Jimmy F. Kephart
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2002/2003)
The Eastern and Western launch ranges have a long and illustrious history—with a few chapters written by Aerospace.
Concurrent Design at Aerospace: Thomas W. Trafton, Stephen P. Presley, Patrick L. Smith, Rhoda G. Novak, and Andrew B. Dawdy
Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 2000/2001)
Engineers and customers work together to design new space systems in a setting where real-time interaction between specialists accelerates the development process.
Critical Issues in Spectrum Management for Defense Space Systems: Albert Merrill and Marsha Weiskopf
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2001/2002)
Military satellite communications must provide unique warfighter mission support, operational security, and high capacity on demand, but commercial interests are demanding more of the usable spectrum.
Data Compression for Remote Imaging Systems: Timothy S. Wilkinson
Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2004)
Research at Aerospace has yielded fast and efficient techniques for reducing image sizes for more efficient processing and transmission.
A Decade of Space Observations: The Early Years of the Space Physics Laboratory: George A. Paulikas and Steven R. Strom
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 2003)
Little was known about the space environment when the space race kicked into high gear, but Aerospace quickly helped fill the knowledge gap.
The Defense Support Program: Frederick Simmons and Jim Creswell
Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer 2000)
One day in 1972, all satellites in the constellation that would alert the United States of a missile attack suddenly lost their warning capability when the detectors and circuitry were apparently hit by a strong source of ionizing radiation.
Delta Star: an SDIO Space Experiment: Frederick Simmons and Peter Bythrow
Vol. 2, No. 2 (Summer 2001)
The Delta 183 program was proposed in 1988 by the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, originally as a joint effort between the United States and the Soviet Union involving the Mir space station.
Designing Integrated Circuits to Withstand Space Radiation: Ronald C. Lacoe and Donald C. Mayer
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 2003)
The use of design techniques to mitigate the effects of space radiation on integrated circuits is gaining wider acceptance.
Detecting Air Pollution from Space: Leslie O. Belsma
Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2004)
Aerospace is well positioned to help bridge the gap between air-quality and satellite scientists and enable use of satellite data for air-quality applications.
Earth Remote Sensing: An Overview: David L. Glackin
Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2004)
Spaceborne remote-sensing instruments are used for applications ranging from global climate monitoring to combat-theater weather tracking to agricultural and forestry assessment.
EELV: The Next Stage of Space Launch: Randy L. Kendall
Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2003/2004)
Aerospace is helping ensure that the latest generation of advanced launch vehicles will lead a long and productive life.
Engineering and Simulation of Electro-Optical Remote-Sensing Systems: Steve Cota
Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2004)
Aerospace has developed tools that comprehensively model the complex interaction of performance metrics and design parameters for remote-sensing systems.
Epic Proportions: The Titan Launch Vehicle: Art Falconer
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2002/2003)
For decades, Titan boosters have provided unflagging medium and heavy launch capacity for critical military payloads.
Estimating Probable System Cost: Stephen A. Book
Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 2000/2001)
Using probability distributions to treat cost estimation as a statistical process can provide estimates that are much more meaningful than ones that base estimates on past systems.
Evolution of the Inertial Upper Stage: W. Paul Dunn
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2002/2003)
Though initially conceived as a short-term program, the IUS played a critical role in ensuring U.S. access to upper orbits and beyond.
Forward Error-Correction Coding: Diana M. Johnson, Dean J. Sklar, and Charles C. Wang
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2001/2002)
Digital communication systems, particularly for military use, need to perform accurately and reliably in the presence of noise and interference, and forward error-correction coding is the most effective, economical way to achieve this goal.
Future Launch Systems: Robert Hickman and Joseph Adams
Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2003/2004)
Fast, cheap, and reliable space launch capability would be a tremendous asset to defense, civil, and commercial organizations alike.
Future U.S. Military Satellite Communication Systems: Glen Elfers and Stephen B. Miller
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2001/2002)
To meet the heightened demands of national security in the coming years, newer and more powerful military satellite communication systems are being developed.
Going the Distance: GOES-R and the Future of U.S. Geostationary Environmental Satellites: Nathaniel Feldman, Samuel Lim, Michael Madden, Jim O'Neal, and Kenneth Shere
Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter 2004/2005)
The next generation of geostationary environmental satellites, GOES-R, represents a significant technological advancement in terms of the quality and quantity of meteorological and environmental data. Aerospace is supporting all aspects of this program, including acquisition, instruments, ground systems, communications, and architectural studies.
GPS/Inertial Navigation for Precise Weapon Delivery: Anthony Abbott
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer 2002)
The advent of GPS has brought a major advancement in precision weapon delivery.
Ground Testing of Spacecraft Materials: Wayne K. Stuckey and Michael J. Meshishnek
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 2003)
Spacecraft paints, films, and coatings are more than cosmetic—they contribute to the vehicle's thermal design.
Guidance, Navigation, and Control: N. A. Bletsos
Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2003/2004)
Getting a rocket safely from pad to orbit requires sophisticated, responsive flight software.
Heavy-Ion Testing for Single-Event Effects: Susan Crain and Rocky Koga
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 2003)
The most reliable way to reproduce the space-particle environment on Earth is with a particle accelerator such as a cyclotron.
A History of U.S. Military Satellite Communication Systems: Donald H. Martin
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2001/2002)
Satellite communication has provided communications between U.S. military units in situations where terrestrial communication methods are impossible, unreliable, or unavailable.
The Infrared Background Signature Survey: ANASA Shuttle Experiment: Frederick S. Simmons, Lindsay Tilney, and Thomas Hayhurst
Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2004)
The development of remote-sensing systems requires an accurate understanding of the phenomena to be observed.
Jurassic Technology: The History of the Dyna-Soar: Steven R. Strom
Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2003/2004)
During its brief existence, the nation's first space plane fostered research and technology that influenced space efforts for years to come.
Lasers Simulate Space Radiation Effects: Steven C. Moss, Susan J. Humphrey, and Stephen D. LaLumondiere
Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 2000)
Aerospace is developing a system to generate short-pulse X-rays for SEE testing of electronics that promises to overcome disadvantages of typical testing methods used today.
The Launch Verification Process: E. J. (Joe) Tomei
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2002/2003)
An impartial and comprehensive system review verifies the flightworthiness of a launch vehicle and instills confidence in ultimate mission success.
Launch Vehicle Propulsion: Jeffery L. Emdee
Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2003/2004)
Research at Aerospace has helped make valuable improvements in performance, cost, and reliability of rocket engines.
Loads Analysis for National Security Space Missions: Alvar M. Kabe, Myun C. Kim, and Charles E. Spiekermann
Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2003/2004)
Aerospace helped define a rigorous design and verification process to ensure that launch vehicles and spacecraft withstand the severe forces encountered during launch and ascent.
Medium Launch Vehicles for Satellite Delivery: Joseph F. Wambolt
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2002/2003)
Decommissioned as weapons systems, early ballistic missiles made a successful transition to the U.S. space program, providing vital medium-lift capacity for military and scientific missions.
Mitigating Pogo on Liquid-Fueled Rockets: Kirk Dotson
Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2003/2004)
Since the days of the Gemini program, Aerospace has been finding better ways to model and mitigate the potentially disastrous phenomenon of pogo.
Modernization and the Move to GPS III: Steven Lazar
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer 2002)
Aerospace has been instrumental in defining a new GPS system architecture that will ensure that military, civilian, and commercial navigation needs are met far into the future.
The Near Real Time Processing Effort: Jim O'Neal
Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter 2004/2005)
Aerospace played a key role in helping NASA provide data from environmental research satellites to operational weather organizations. These efforts have made a significant contribution to military and civil programs for monitoring global weather and climate.
New Hazards for a New Age: William H. Ailor
Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 2000)
Today, there is heightened awareness that space debris poses a hazard to operating satellites because of high relative velocities at impact.
NOAA's Move Toward an Enterprise Architecture: Constance Killion and Thomas Adang
Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter 2004/2005)
Aerospace's technical expertise has been critical in helping NOAA develop a comprehensive system for managing the collection, processing, and transmission of environmental data.
The NPOESS Preparatory Project: Architecture and Prototype Studies: Samuel Gasster, Sheri Benator, and David Bart
Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter 2004/2005)
Aerospace helped NASA develop a system segment architecture for the NPOESS Preparatory Project using C4ISR as well as an advanced ground system prototype design using grid computing technology.
Operation and Application of the Global Positioning System: Colleen H. Yinger
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer 2002)
GPS was originally designed for defense operations, but civilian receivers now far outnumber military receivers.
Optimizing Performance Through Constellation Management: Paul D. Massatt and Wayne Brady
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer 2002)
Research at Aerospace has been instrumental in answering the fundamental questions of GPS constellation management: how many, how high, how close, and how long.
Orbit Determination and Satellite Navigation: John Langer, Thomas D. Powell, and John Cox
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer 2002)
Orbit determination makes it possible for GPS satellites to know their own positions and movements.
An Overview of Meteorological Satellites: Ann Mazuk, John Haas, W. John Hussey, Leslie Belsma, and John Bohlson
Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter 2004/2005)
Accurate weather forecasts have a direct bearing on military operations and commercial enterprises. Aerospace has played an integral role in helping to develop and enhance U.S. meteorological satellite systems.
Overview and History of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program: Steven R. Strom and George Iwanaga
Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter 2004/2005)
Aerospace support for the military's weather satellite program was initially limited—but increasing involvement over the years has helped the system achieve remarkable capability and reliability.
An Overview of the Space Radiation Environment: Joseph E. Mazur
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 2003)
Space systems operate in an environment whose effects and descriptions are unusual compared with the weather in Earth's atmosphere.
The Path to Mission Success: The Aerospace Role in Launch Certification: Ray Johnson
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2002/2003)
The formal launch verification that Aerospace performs for the Air Force represents a fundamental part of the flight readiness certification for each mission.
A Perfect Start to the Operation: The Aerospace Corporation and Project Mercury: Steven R. Strom
Vol. 2, No. 2 (Summer 2001)
A reflection on the significant role played by Aerospace in America's first spaceflight with an onboard human pilot.
Picosecond Lasers for Single-Event Effects Testing: Steven C. Moss and Stephen D. LaLumondiere
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 2003)
A system designed by Aerospace is used to diagnose radiation-hardened designs and to validate radiation-hardening techniques for mitigating the effects of space radiation on integrated circuits.
Protecting Space Systems from Lightning: Alexander F. Rivera, Harry C. Koons, Richard L. Walterscheid, and Richard Briët
Vol. 2, No. 2 (Summer 2001)
Advances at Aerospace in measuring and predicting lightning and incorporating protection into space-system designs have reduced the likelihood of lightning damage to satellites and launch vehicles and have improved the cost efficiency of activities undertaken to mitigate risk during storms.
Rockets and the Ozone Layer: Martin N. Ross and Paul F. Zittel
Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer 2000)
A new measurement program suggests that current space transportation activities only minimally affect Earth's protective ozone layer.
Small-Satellite Costs: David A. Bearden
Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 2000/2001)
NASA and DOD needed a new model to gauge small-satellite costs—and Aerospace created one.
Space-Based Systems for Missile Surveillance: Terrence S. Lomheim and David G. Lawrie
Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 2000/2001)
Aerospace uses sophisticated analysis and simulation tools to design systems, assess their performance, and link design and performance to system cost.
Space Launch Vehicle Reliability: I-Shih Chang
Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 2000/2001)
The 1993 failure of a Titan IV K-11 launch vehicle prompted the U.S. Air Force to request Aerospace's participation in an analysis of space-mission failures.
Space Weather and the Upper Atmosphere: James Hecht
Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter 2004/2005)
Aerospace researchers have been helping to develop satellite-based instruments for studying the outer reaches of the atmosphere.
A Stellar Rendezvous: Steven R. Strom
Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2002/2003)
The Gemini program brought two orbiting American spacecraft together for the first time—and Aerospace helped arrange the meeting.
Synthetic-Aperture Imaging Ladar: Walter F. Buell, Nick Marechal, Joseph R. Buck, Richard Dickinson, David Kozlowski, Timothy J. Wright, and Steven Beck Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2004)
Aerospace has been developing a remote-sensing technique that combines ultrawideband coherent laser radar with synthetic-aperture signal processing to achieve high-resolution two- and three-dimensional imaging at long range, day or night, with modest aperture diameters.
That's Why They Call It Rocket Science: Edward Ruth
Vol. 5, No. 1 (Winter 2003/2004)
Why is it so hard to launch a rocket into space with absolute assurance of success?
TSX-5: Another Step Forward for Space-Based Research: Michael L. La Grassa and James R. Farmin
Vol. 2, No. 2 (Summer 2001)
Aerospace provided timely contributions to the overall mission success of the TSX-5 research satellite, including verification of solar-array deployment, validation of critical components, mitigation of potential failure modes, thermal modeling, contamination analysis, and anomaly resolution.
Water-Vapor Lidar Extends to the Tropopause: John Wessel and Robert W. Farley
Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer 2000)
Lidar's role in obtaining accurate measurements of water vapor in the upper troposphere is becoming increasingly important.
What Could Go Wrong? The Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Space Electronics: Allyson D. Yarbrough and John Scarpulla
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 2003)
Aerospace investigations of how energetic particles interact with integrated circuits and other electronics have been helping spacecraft designers and mission planners minimize the risk of component failure or performance degradation.

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