Who is in the Space Enterprise and what are their roles? Reading A. US National Space Policy, http://www.whitehouse.gov/wh/eop/osTp/htmL/ostpHomehtml B.DodSpacePolicyhttp://www.c3i.osd.mil/org/c3is/spacepol/index.html C.Nrohomepagehttp://www.nro.mil D.Nasahomepagehttp://www.nasa.gov/enterprises.html
History and Policy in the sixties Reading 1. Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership?\Chapters 2&3 2.“ The Heavens and the earth” Chapters 11-22 3.“ Beyond Horizons” Chapter3 Strategic themes The use of the Space Program as a political tool to show the superiority of the
The Eighties Reading 1. Chap. 5 and 6, Spaceflight and the myth of Presidential Leadership.\ 2. Chap. 2, \Space Policy: How Technology Economics and Public Policy Intersect.\ 3. Chap. 5 and 6, \Beyond Horizons.\ Strategic Themes
The nineties 1. Chap. 5 and 6, Spaceflight and the Myth of Presidential Leadership 2. Chap. 7 and 8, Beyond Horizons 3.\National Space Policy 4.The Satellite Remote Sensing Industry 5.\Long Range Plan; Executive Summary of US Space Command 6. State of the Space Industry 1999
Lecture 4 Introduction to Spline Curves 4.1 Introduction to parametric spline curves Parametric formulation =r(u),y=y(u), z=2(u) or R=R(u)(vector notation) Usually applications need a finite range for u(e.g. 0