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January-March 1996, Volume 17, Number 1
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Midcourse Space Experiment: Overview
Midcourse Space Experiment: Guest Editor's Introduction
M. R. Peterson
The MSX Mission Objectives
J. D. Mill and B. D. Guilmain
MSX Design Parameters Driven by Targets and Backgrounds
A. T. Stair, Jr.
MSX - A Multiuse Space Experiment
L. J. Paxton, C.-I. Meng, D. E. Anderson, and G. J. Romick
Keeping the MSX on Track
C. T. Pardoe
The MSX Spacecraft System Design
R. K. Huebschman
The MSX Thermal Design
J. A. Krein and D. S. Mehoke
Structural Design of the MSX Spacecraft
W. E. Skullney, H. M. Kreitz, Jr., M. J. Harold, S. R. Vernon, T. M. Betenbaugh,
T. J. Hartka, D. F. Persons, and E. D. Schaefer
The MSX Spacecraft Power Subsystem
P. E. Panneton and J. E. Jenkins
Contamination Control for the MSX: An Overview
J. H. Cranmer, J. T. Sanders, Jr., J. C. Lesho, and O. M. Uy
The MSX Flight Operations System
R. D. Nordeen, V. B. Barnes, A. C. Good, and R. J. Harvey
Special Topic
Air Force Programs at APL
P. F. Bythrow
Miscellanea
Publications, Presentations, and Colloquia
The cover: The Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) Observatory is a Ballistic
Missile Defense Organization project that offers major benefits for both
the defense and civilian sectors. With a solid heritage in the successful
Delta series, MSX represents the first system demonstration in space of
technology to identify and track ballistic missiles during their midcourse
flight phase. The spacecraft features an advanced multispectral image capability
to gather data on test targets and space background phenomena. MSX will
aid future spacecraft design by monitoring on-orbit contamination of optical
instruments. In addition, its investigation of the composition and dynamics
of the Earth's atmosphere promises increased understanding of the environment.
(Cover illustration by Kenneth R. Moscati.)
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