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... In view of these capabilities and the anticipated national requirement for human presence in space on a long-term basis, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is studying the possibility of developing a manned space station and, in conjunction with the station, one or more unmanned space platforms.
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... Satellite remote sensing is a relatively new information source, providing a means to survey and inventory a wide array of earth resources. It provides a capability to monitor changes and, by predictive modeling, to provide a forecast for the future.
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... Even in an operational phase, man's ability to identify transient phenomena, to monitor data quality, to adjust instruments rapidly, and to make in-situ decisions on data handling could prove useful. The Earth's Environment Panel addressed four broad applications of remote sensing: upper atmosphere research, global chemical cycles, weather, and climate.
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... For example, the $l25 million Seasat oceanographic satellite probably could have been restored to operation if a means had been provided for its retrieval and repair. The Satellite Communications Panel surveyed projected communications services for the period from l990 to 2000 and concluded that a manned space station would offer little benefit during this period.
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... Functional capabilities would include repair, servicing, and replacement of expendables for various types of instruments and spacecraft. The System Design Panel recommended that NASA develop design rules for a number of important space station concepts, including system modularity, subsystem interfaces, and technology upgrading.
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... The platform should include a variety of sensors to serve the many earth resource, meteorological, and ocean operations communities. We feel that if a space station is developed, its effective utilization will need significant resources beyond those required for the space station alone.
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  • space applications
  • space platform
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  • station laboratory
  • design panel
  • ocean operations
  • applications board
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  • subsystem interfaces
  • space shuttle
  • unmanned space
  • space communications
  • space service

  • panel surveyed
  • data acquisition
  • communications panel
  • service station
  • monitor data

  • data quality
  • station concepts
  • satellite remote
  • station operations
  • sensed data

  • data processing
  • environment panel
  • onboard data
  • data streams
  • panel addressed


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