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Report

Space: Emerging Options for National Power

Presents the results of a study that examined the extent to which both military and economic spacepower will influence national security strategy and the conduct of future military operations.

Dec 31, 1997
Report

Global Positioning System: Market Projections and Trends in the Newest Global Information Utility

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based signal providing precise timing, location, and velocity information. Just as any number of receivers can tune into a commercial TV or radio station, there is no limit on the number of people who can use GPS.

Dec 31, 1997
Report

International Agreements on Cooperation in Remote Sensing and Earth Observation

As of the end of 1997, the U.S. had cooperative agreements with 76 countries and six multinational organizations covering the operations of 32 active satellites. This report catalogs the agreements and assesses the extent of interagency coordination.

Dec 31, 1997
Report

Roles and impacts of RAND in the pre-Apollo space program of the United States

Roles and impacts of RAND in the pre-Apollo space program of the United States

Dec 31, 1996
Report

Assessing the Future Role and Conduct of the Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program (ASEDP)

Assessing the Future Role and Conduct of the Army Space Exploitation Demonstration Program (ASEDP)

Dec 31, 1995
Report

GPS-Aided Guidance for Ballistic Missile Applications: An Assessment

The proliferation of Third World ballistic missiles is a major concern for the U.S. government. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of U.S. control policies as they pertain to ballistic missiles, focusing on those with ranges of 300-1000 km.

Dec 31, 1995
Report

Concept-Level Analytical Procedures for Loading Nonprocessing Communication Satellites with Direct-Sequence, Spread-Spectrum Signals

Concept-Level Analytical Procedures for Loading Nonprocessing Communication Satellites with Direct-Sequence, Spread-Spectrum Signals

Dec 31, 1995
Report

Concept-Level Analytical Procedures for Loading Nonprocessing Communication Satellites with Nonantijam Signals

Presents the analytical procedures and mathematical formulations required to construct a computer model of a military communication satellite system, load it efficiently with the radio signals required to support an operational scenario ...

Dec 31, 1995
Report

Mutual Interference in Fast-Frequency-Hopped, Multiple-Frequency-Shift-Keyed, Spread-Spectrum Communication Satellite Systems

This report presents the results of a theoretical analysis of a frequency-hopping, multiple-frequency-shift-keyed, spread-spectrum communication system using a nonprocessing communication satellite transponder.

Dec 31, 1995
Testimony

Promoting Commercial Space Activity

Statement before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, July 24, 1996.

Dec 31, 1995
Report

GPS Targeting Methods for Non-Lethal Systems

Reviews the wide array of possible non-lethal concepts and separates their employment depending on target class.

Dec 31, 1995
Report

Operational issues for GPS-aided precision missiles

Operational issues for GPS-aided precision missiles

Dec 31, 1995
Report

Opportunities Created by GPS for U.S. Defense, Commercial, and Foreign Policy Interests

Since the Global Positioning System (GPS) was originally deployed to aid U.S. armed forces in navigation and position location, it has evolved into a resource supporting civil, scientific, and commercial functions—from air traffic control to the Internet—with precision location and timing information.

Nov 30, 1995
Journal Article

IFOG Technology for Gyrocompass Applications

Interferometric fiber optic gyros (IFOGs) were fabricated and evaluated to demonstrate the feasibility of their use as rotation rate sensors within replacement gyrocompass systems.

Jun 1, 1995
Research Brief

A Policy Direction for the Global Positioning System: Balancing National Security and Commercial Interests

The evolution of GPS into an information system with a substantial international user community has raised complex policy questions for U.S. decisionmakers on a variety of issues affecting national defense, commerce, and foreign policy.

Dec 31, 1994
Report

Linking Space Exploration Programs to National Goals

Space programs extend over long periods of time and require considerable financial investment.

Dec 31, 1993
Report

Modeling Global Positioning System Effects in the TLC/NLC Model

Presents a design for incorporating Global Positioning System (GPS) into RAND's theater-level combat or nonlinear combat (TLC/NLC) model, which is used for policy analysis of military operations.

Dec 31, 1993
Journal Article

Estimating Spares Requirements for Space Station Freedom: Using the M-SPARE Model

In this guide, we describe the M-SPARE methodology, operation, and analytical capabilities.

Jul 1, 1993
Report

An Evolutionary Approach to Space Launch Commercialization

This study classifies launch contracts into three types: government (GLs), commercial (CLs) and commercial-like launches (CLLs).

Jan 1, 1993
Report

Recommended Strategy for the Army's Role in Space

This Note lays out a recommended strategy for the Army's role in space, drawing on research the Arroyo Center has performed in this area over the past seven years. The document argues that the Army should make supporting the battlefield commander its...

Dec 31, 1992

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