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020			_z9781607412380
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050		4	_aTL796 -- .M49 2009eb
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100	1		_aChirila, Abel.
245	1	0	_aMilitary Satellites : _bIssues, Goals and Challenges.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aHauppauge : _bNova Science Publishers, Incorporated, _c2009.
264		4	_c©2009.
300			_a1 online resource (129 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aDefense, Security and Strategies
505	0		_aIntro -- MILITARY SATELLITES:ISSUES, GOALS AND CHALLENGES -- MILITARY SATELLITES:ISSUES, GOALS AND CHALLENGES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- IMPROVING SATELLITE PROTECTIONWITH NANOTECHNOLOGY* -- DISCLAIMER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPON THREATS TO US SATELLITES -- SATELLITE VULNERABILITIES TO DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS -- WHAT IS NANOTECHNOLOGY? -- APPLYING NANOTECHNOLOGY TO SATELLITES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- DOD IS MAKING PROGRESS IN ADOPTING BESTPRACTICES FOR THE TRANSFORMATIONALSATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND SPACERADAR BUT STILL FACES CHALLENGES* -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- ENCLOSURE I: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- ENCLOSURE II: SPACE RADAR BRIEFING SLIDES -- ENCLOSURE III: TRANSFORMATIONAL SATELLITECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (TSAT) -- SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM HIGHPROGRAM AND ITS ALTERNATIVE* -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM -- ALTERNATIVE INFRARED SATELLITE SYSTEM -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- ENCLOSURE I: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- ENCLOSURE II: BRIEFING SLIDES -- REFERENCES -- SPACE ACQUISITIONS: DOD'S GOALS FORRESOLVING SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEMSOFTWARE PROBLEMS ARE AMBITIOUS* -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- Flight Software -- Origin and Chronology of Flight Software Events -- DOD IS TAKING STEPS TO MITIGATE SOFTWARE PROBLEMS,INCLUDING INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE PROGRAM OVERSIGHT -- Steps Have Been Undertaken to Address Poor Software Architecture -- Actions Have Been Undertaken to Address Program Weaknesses,and Improve Oversight of GEO Development -- DOD'S PLAN FOR RESOLVING THE SOFTWAREPROBLEM IS OPTIMISTIC.
505	8		_aLow Confidence That Software Can Be Producedto Meet Cost and Schedule Goals -- Major Challenge and Risks to the Redesignand Development Effort Still Exist -- Cost and Schedule Goals Are at Risk Because Some Software Elements AreBehind Schedule, and Complex Integration and Other Activities Remain -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II:COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- RELATED GAO PRODUCTS -- REFERENCES -- SPACE ACQUISITIONS: DOD IS MAKING PROGRESSTO RAPIDLY DELIVER LOW COST SPACECAPABILITIES, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN* -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- DOD HAS MADE PROGRESS TO DEVELOP A MANAGEMENTSTRUCTURE AND BUILD A TECHNOLOGICAL FOUNDATION FOR ORS -- Program Management Structure -- Research and Development Efforts -- Launch Infrastructure -- ORS CHALLENGES MAGNIFIED BY LACK OF A PLANTO GUIDE INVESTMENTS AND EFFORTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS -- SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX I: COMMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aArtificial satellites.
650		0	_aMilitary surveillance -- United States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aChirila, Abel _tMilitary Satellites: Issues, Goals and Challenges _dHauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,c2009 _z9781607412380
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aDefense, Security and Strategies
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3019690 _zClick to View
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