Year: 1990
Type: article
Abstract: Results of research on potential science applications of the NASA Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) are presented. Discussed here are: (1) general research on communications related issues; (2) a survey of science-related activities and programs in the local area; (3) interviews of selected scientists and associated telecommunications support personnel whose projects have communications requirements; (4) analysis of linkages between ACTS functionality and science user communications activities and modes of operation; and (5) an analysis of survey results and the projection of conclusions to a national scale.
Author: Thomas R. Meyer
Institution: University of Colorado Boulder
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Australian Government, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Nuclear Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory
OpenAlex ID: W40534679