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conferences & events
conversions
| bibliographies
see also Air War College Gateway to References
see also teaching space
see also space law on AWC Gateway to Law
see also fact sheets
see also space operations history resources
- General Reference ___[return to top]
- U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
- Air Force celebrates Centennial of Flight
- International Space Hall of Fame, with photos and short biographies
- Space Technology Hall of Fame, technology impacting daily life
- Mission and Spacecraft Library, JPL and NASA
- Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Military Space Forces, fact sheet from US Strategic Command
- Army Space Reference Text
(alternate source for text)
- Space History, from the AU Space Primer ...(1,000 Kb)
- Annex N - Space, from the AU Space Primer ...(220 Kb)
- Jane's Space Directory, fee-based "guide to world space programmes and operators"
- FAS Space Policy Project, incl Special Weapons Monitor, Military Space, Civil Space, and World Space Guide
- Glossaries, Acronyms, and Dictionaries ___[return to top]
- Online Books ___[return to top]
- See Air University Press - do a search (Ctrl-F) for space, or browse for titles which are about space-related topics, but don't use the word space in the title
- Beyond The Paths of Heaven: The Emergence of Space Power Thought, ed. by DeBlois
- Space Power Theory, by Oberg
- Beyond Horizons: A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership, by Spires
- Mastering the Ultimate High Ground: Next Steps in the Military Uses of Space, by Lambeth, 2003, RAND report
-- used as text book by many space departments
- Space Weapons, Earth Wars, by Preston et al, 2002, RAND report
- Space: Emerging Options For National Power, 1998, RAND report
- MILITARY AIR POWER: The CADRE Digest of Air Power Opinions and Thoughts, military quotes book, by Lt Col CHARLES M. WESTENHOFF, 1990, (MS Word 6.0, 275 KB), searchable using the Find feature in Word or browser [Zipped file, 95 KB] [PDF file, 240 KB]
- Handbooks and Guides ___[return to top]
- DoD Space Technology Guide, FY 2000-01
- Key Air Force Space Programs (local copy), the Space section of AF Handbook for Congress
- communications systems, global broadcast, sensors, launch/lift resources, satellite control systems, weather systems, counterspace systems, attack warning, space-based radar, NPOESS, and GPS
- Reports and Commissions ___[return to top]
- Government Accountability Office (GAO) ___[return to top]
- Space Station: Impact of the Grounding of the Shuttle Fleet, Sep 2003 GAO report
- Improvements Needed in Space Systems Acquisition Management Policy, Sep 2003 GAO report
- Missile Defense: Additional Knowledge Needed in Developing System for Intercepting Long-Range Missiles, Aug 2003 GAO report
- Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellites: Project Risks Could Effect Weather Data Needed by Civilian and Military Users, July 2003 GAO report
- Missile Defense: Knowledge-Based Practices Are Being Adopted, but Risks Remain, Apr 2003 GAO report
- Military Space Operations: Common Problems and Their Effects on Satellite and Related Acquisitions, June 2003 GAO report
- Defense Space Activities: Organizational Changes Initiated, but Further Management Actions Needed, Apr 2003 GAO report, highlights
- Defense Space Activities: Organizational Changes Initiated, but Further Management Actions Needed, Apr 2003 GAO report, full report
- Comprehensive Review of U.S. Spectrum Management with Broad Stakeholder Involvement Is Needed, Jan 2003 GAO report, highlights
- Spectrum Management in Defense Acquisitions
, Apr 2003 GAO report
- Alternate Approaches to Space Tracking and Surveillance System Need to Be Considered, May 2003 GAO report, highlights
- Space Transportation: Critical Areas NASA Needs to Address in Managing Its Reusable Launch Vehicle Program, June 2001 GAO report
- Space Station: Cost to Operate After Assembly Is Uncertain, Aug 1999 GAO report
- Satellite Control Systems: Opportunity for DoD to Implement Space Policy and Integrate Capabilities, May 1999 GAO report
- Military Satellite Communications: Concerns with Milstar's Support to Strategic and Tactical Forces, Nov 1998 GAO report
- Space Surveillance: DoD and NASA Need Consolidated Requirements and a Coordinated Plan, Dec 1997 GAO report
- Access to Space: Issues Associated with DoD's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program, June 1997 GAO report
- National Missile Defense: Risk and Funding Implications for the Space-Based Infrared Low Component, Feb 1997 GAO report
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) ___[return to top]
- Speeches ___[return to top]
- Military Journals ___[return to top]
- Space News ___[return to top]
- See also space weather at the AWC Gateway to Weather
- Army Space Journal
- Vigilant Vector, from Air Force Space Command - newsletter "used to update the space team on our space professional development efforts"
- Air Force Space Command News, well maintained regarding command news
- Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) news releases, not much after March 2001
- Space Operations Communicator, published by Space Operations and Support, a technical committee within the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- AstroPolitics, "the international journal of space power and policy" -- includes items such as a special issue dedicated to the Chinese Space Program
- Air Force Space Command Almanac, including historical stuff
- Space Almanac, Air Force magazine, including historical stuff
- NASA News
- NSSDC News, by National Space Science Data Center, NASA
- Space Link, NASA's Aeronautics and Space Resource for Education
- European Space Agency news
- Encyclopedia Astronautica - good indexed source
- For current space news, see the following sites - they will Email you a free newsletter if you register, and they have links to other space sites:
- These sites have space news, but no newsletter:
- Space Media Network
- Launchspace.com "website of the space industry"
- Space News links from Lycos
- Space Policy Digest, archives (suspended publication)
- Ad Astra, "to the stars" in Latin, magazine of the National Space Society
- SpaceWeather.com
- ProSpace News
- spacenews.com
- Conferences & Events ___[return to top]
- 23-25 January 2007 Spacecomm Symposium, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 19-22 February 2007 Access Intelligence, “Satellite 2007”, Washington DC
- 5-8 March 2007 The Aerospace Corporation, “2007 Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from Asteroids”, George Washington University, Washington DC.
- 7-8 March 2007 SMi Defence, “MilSpace 2007”, Brussels Belgium
- 19-23 March 2007 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics “5th Annual U.S. Missile Defense Conference”, Washington DC
- 9-12 April 2007 United States Space Foundation Symposium, “23rd National Space Symposium”, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 10-13 April 2007 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council “25th International Communications Satellite Systems Conference”, Seoul Korea
- 24-26 July 2007, “Annual Counterspace Threat Conference”, J.D. Hill Conference Center, Chantilly, VA
- 2-4 October 2007 United States Space Foundation Symposium, “Strategic Space 2007”, Omaha, Nebraska
- International Space University (ISU) has Masters' degree program, but also hosts conferences, symposiums, workshops, short courses, sponsored events, and summer sessions
- "Space and Society" conferences, by French Ministry for Research and French Space Agency (CNES)
- The Future of Space - meetings and conferences hosted by the Eisenhower Institute
- Conversions ___[return to top]
- from Counterspace Operations for Information Dominance, by James G. Lee, Oct 1994
- Appendix C - Distance Conversion Factors
- Low Earth Orbit, Altitude vs Period, from the AU Space Primer - up to 10,000 km ...(170 Kb)
- Medium Earth Orbit, Altitude vs Period, from the AU Space Primer - 10-30,000 km ...(150 Kb)
- High Earth Orbit, Altitude vs Period, from the AU Space Primer - 30-100,000 km ...(180 Kb)
- Distance Conversion Factors, from the AU Space Primer - 100 to 1,180 miles ...(100 Kb)
- Distance Conversion Factors, from the AU Space Primer - 1,200 to 12,000 miles ...(120 Kb)
- Distance Conversion Factors, from the AU Space Primer - 12,500 to 120,000 miles ...(120 Kb)
- U.S. Navy Time Service Department - The Official Source of Time for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Global Positioning System (GPS), and a Standard of Time for the United States
- Calculate Sunrise and Moonrise
- Day and Night Across the Earth - the terminator (line between day and night) for any date and time from year 1700 through year 2030
- Programs and websites for tracking satellites, shuttle, space station, etc.
- Heat Index table
- Wind Chill table
- Bibliographies ___[return to top]
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