Includes
astronautics (general); astrodynamics; ground
support systems and facilities (space); launch
vehicles and space vehicles; space transportation;
space communications, spacecraft communications,
command and tracking; spacecraft design, testing
and performance; spacecraft instrumentation;
and spacecraft propulsion and power.
12
Astronautics (General)
Related
Topic: 84-01 World Space Programs and Aerospace
Law -- NASA programs in general; foreign aerospace
programs; international cooperation; law related
to space and aeronautics; Congressional aerospace
hearings.
13
Astrodynamics
+ 13-01
Celestial Mechanics and Orbital Calculations
Orbital
calculations for celestial mechanics and spacecraft
trajectories; applications of mathematics; space
mechanics.
14
Ground Support Systems and Facilities (Space)
+ 14-01
Spacecraft Ground Support
Spacecraft
launch facilities and ground operational support
systems; network control; logistics. Related
Topics: 17-04 Tracking -- Tracking installations,
personnel, and equipment; systems using radio,
radar, infrared, or optical techniques. 33-03
Antennas -- Types of radar and radio antennas;
properties, design, and applications.
+ 14-02
Test Facilities
Rocket
test facilities; test ranges and stands; reactor
test facilities; engine test facilities.
+ 14-03
Simulators and Simulation
Solar,
space, and environment simulators; vacuum chambers;
simulation programs, methods, and technology.
15
Launch Vehicles and Launch Operations
+ 15-01
Launch Vehicles
Large,
medium, recoverable, and reusable launch vehicles;
spacecraft launching; launch vehicle configurations.
+ 15-02
Sounding Rockets
Meteorological
observations from the upper atmosphere by radiosondes;
rocket-borne instruments; atmospheric physics.
+ 15-03
Space Probes
Lunar
and interplanetary deep space probes; unmanned,
maneuverable spacecraft.
+ 15-04
Scientific Satellites
Geophysical,
astronomical, and environmental satellites; orbiting
observatories; IRAS; SMM; LANDSAT; Explorer satellites.
+ 15-05
Reentry Vehicles
Maneuverable
and lifting reentry bodies entering planetary
atmospheres; instrumentation; atmospheric entry
simulation. Related Topic: 16-01 Space Transportation
and Manned Spacecraft -- All manned space vehicles;
space shuttles; Apollo; Skylab; Spacelab; Apollo-Soyuz
Test Program; orbiting laboratories and manned
flights.
+ 15-06
U.S.S.R. Spacecraft
Manned
and unmanned Soviet spacecraft and space programs;
Soviet satellites. Related Topics: 14-01 Spacecraft
Ground Support -- Spacecraft launch facilities
and ground operational support systems; network
control;
logistics. 19-01 Spacecraft Instrumentation --
Spacecraft instruments, gauges, indicators, and
instrument
systems. 32-01 Communication Satellites -- Domestic
and foreign communications satellites. 47-01
Meteorological Satellites -- Meteosat; NOAA;
Nimbus; Tiros; meteorological data from satellites.
16
Space Transportation and Safety
+ 16-01
Space Transportation and Manned Spacecraft
All
manned space vehicles; space shuttles; Apollo;
Skylab; Spacelab; Apollo-Soyuz Test Program;
orbiting laboratories and manned flights. Related
Topic: 15-06 U.S.S.R. Spacecraft -- Manned and
unmanned Soviet spacecraft and space programs;
Soviet
satellites.
17
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications,
Command and Tracking
+ 17-01
Space Communications
Reentry,
lunar, interplanetary, satellite, and spacecraft
communications, excluding communication satellites.
+ 17-02
Navigation Systems
Spacecraft
and aircraft navigation systems including star
trackers, inertial systems, doppler and stellar
navigation; navigation instruments.
+ 17-03
Guidance Systems
Inertial,
midcourse, and reentry guidance and control of
spacecraft; instrumentation; space navigation.
+ 17-04
Tracking
Tracking
installations, personnel, and equipment; systems
using radio, radar, infrared, or optical techniques.
Related Topics: 33-01 Radar Equipment -- Types
of radar and implementation; equipment specifications;
systems engineering. 33-03 Antennas -- Types
of radar and radio antennas; properties, design,
and applications. See also 32
Communications and Radar.
18
Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance
+ 18-01
Spacecraft Attitude Control and Stabilization
Attitude
and stability control of spacecraft; performance
tests; systems stability.
+ 18-02
Rendezvous and Docking
Rendezvous
guidance; trajectories; docking of spacecraft;
orbital mechanics.
+ 18-03
Space Stations
Functions
of and systems for a space station; analysis;
control; maintenance; human factors engineering.
19
Spacecraft Instrumentation and Astrionics
+ 19-01
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Spacecraft
and aircraft instruments, gauges, indicators,
systems.
+ 19-02
Sensors and Transducers
Sensing
instruments used for measuring pressure, temperature,
and acoustics in space vehicles and aircraft.
Related Topics: 17-02 Navigation Systems -- Spacecraft
and aircraft navigation systems including star
trackers, inertial systems, doppler and stellar
navigation; navigation instruments. 32-04 Telemetry
-- Data transmission and measuring; biotelemetry;
telephotometry; telepsychometry. 54-05 Bioinstrumentation
-- Instrumentation for measuring and recording
biological parameters; biomedical data; medical
electronics;
bioengineering. See also 32
Communications and Radar.
20
Spacecraft Propulsion and Power
+ 20-01
Rocket Engines, Nozzles and Thrust Chambers
Design,
materials, and performance tests of rocket engines,
nozzles, and thrust chambers; thrust measurement.
+ 20-02
Auxiliary Propulsion
Spacecraft
propulsion systems excluding main propulsion
systems; auxiliary power sources; propulsion
system performance.
+ 20-03
Electric Propulsion
Electromagnetic
and electrostatic propulsion; laser, plasma,
and ion propulsion; nuclear electric propulsion.
Related Topic: 07-01 Jet Propulsion -- Propulsion
system performance and configurations of turbojet,
pulsejet, and ramjet aircraft engines; combustion
physics. See also 44 Energy
Production and Conversion.
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