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Richard B. Kershner: Aphorisms
APL's Space Department After 40 Years: An Overview
S. M. Krimigis
The System Approach to Successful Space Mission Development
E. J. Hoffman and G. H. Fountain
Quality and Reliability: APL's Key to Mission Success
W. L. Ebert and E. J. Hoffman
Forty Years of Space Mission Management
T. B. Coughlin, M. C. Chiu, and J. Dassoulas
Mission Operations
G. E. Baer, R. J. Harvey, M. E. Holdridge, R. K. Huebschman, and E. H. Rodberg
Flight Software in the Space Department: A Look at the Past and a View Toward the Future
H. Malcom and H. K. Utterback
Themes and Trends in Space Science Data Processing and Visualization
S. R. Nylund and D. B. Holland
Auroral Imaging and Space-Based Optical Remote Sensing
L. J. Paxton and C. -I. Meng
Solar Physics at APL
D. M. Rust
Planetary Science at APL
A. F. Cheng
Advancing Our Understanding of the Atmosphere and Ionosphere Using Remote Sensing Techniques
R. A. Greeenwald, S. A. Lloyd, P. T. Newell, L. J. Paxton, and J. -H. Yee
Ocean Remote Sensing Research and Applications at APL
R. F. Gasparovic, R. K. Raney, and R. C. Beal
Advanced Spacecraft Technology Program
R. E. Jenkins
The APL Space Department in the World Community
C. O. Bostrom and R. W. McEntire
Author and Subject Indexes: 1995-1999
The Cover: The cover depicts the 40-year span of the Space Department, from its origin with the Navy's Transit System represented by an Oscar spacecraft in the distance, to the scientific missions of the future represented by the artist's illustration of the MESSENGER spacecraft and two views of the planet Mercury. The back cover highlights some of the major scientific and technological achievements from 58 spacecraft launched during the period. (Cover illustration by Kenneth R. Moscati.)
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