Astronautical Research 1972

Space scientists and engineers belonging to the professional societies associated with the International Astronautical Federation gathered together in Vienna to hold the Federation's 23rd Congress. A selected number of papers and critical surveys that were presented and debated at this Congress and which span the widely diversified field of astonautics are collected in the present Proceedings, together with a number of summaries of Round Table Discussions andjor Forum Sessions. As its predecessors in the series, Astronautical Research 1972 constitutes an indispensable reference for several groups of people: those who are actively engaged in astronautics; those who are interested in following and assessing, year by year, the developments in astronautics, its progress, its new directions in research; and those who are concerned with its many applications. Space science and technology are bound to play an increasing role in the immediate future, now that greater effort is being devoted to the exploitation of their relevance to other fields of human activity. Problems posed by the scarcity of earth resources and by their inadequate management, pollution problems, problems created by man's indiscriminate and often irresponsible action in vital sectors of the biosphere can be tackled and successfully alleviated, if not solved, by means of the soft and hard advanced technology developed for space systems.

Proceedings of the 23rd IAF Congress, held in Vienna, October 8-15, 1972

Impact of Space on World Development.- Space for World Development.- I / Basic Problems.- Some Problems of the Theory of a Latitudinal Space Vehicle Motion in a Noncentral Gravitational Field.- The Estimation of Accuracy of Short-Term Atmosphere Density Prediction.- Optimal Three Dimensional Maneuvering of a Rocket Powered Hypervelocity Vehicle.- Optimization of Altitude and Inclination Change Schedule During Low Thrust Ascent to Geosynchronous Orbit.- Comparative Study of Regional Hemodynamics During Tilt Test and Lower Body Negative Pressure Exposure.- Progress in the Development of the Reverse Osmosis Process for Spacecraft Wash Water Recovery.- The Significance of Expired Air as a Source of the Spacecraft Atmospheric Contamination with Carbon Monoxide.- II / Engineering and Management Aspects of Space Technology.- Analytical Investigation of the Dual Propellant Mode.- Study of Shuttle-Based Systems for High-Energy Planetary Missions.- Analysis of POGO Stability.- Development and In-Flight Performance of the Mariner 9 Spacecraft Propulsion System.- Mariner 9 and the Exploration of Mars.- Design Principles for Contamination Abatement in Scientific Satellites.- III / Utilization and Applications of Space Technology.- Aspects of the Finite Element Method as Applied to Aero-Space Structures.- Earth and Ocean Physics Applications Program (EOPAP).- Latest Results from the Earth Resources Program - (Summary of Discussion Session).- Developments in Applications of Remote Sensing to Hydrology.- Results and Evaluation of the EOLE Operational Location System.- Key Technological Challenges of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite Program.- Utilisation d'un système à satellites pour la navigation et le contrôle maritime.- Materials Processing in Zero Gravity(AnOverview).- Skylab Student Project.- Safety in Youth Rocket Experiments (SYRE) (Summary of Session).- IV / Second I.A.F. Student Conference.- Low Thrust Constant Acceleration Trajectories for a Mercury Orbit.- The Student Use of Satellites for Third World Development.- Structure and Development of the Sloven Program.- Unit for Modulating a Liquid Flow Rate by Deformable Walls.- Appendix: List of Papers Presented at the 23RD I.A.F. Congress.