Proceedings of the Second National CONFERENCE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF SPACE, Seattle, Washington ( May 8th - 10th, 1962 )

Well - documented with photographs and illustrations, this interesting book describes the proceedings of the Second National Conference on the peaceful uses of space. The very event took place in Seattle ( Washington, United States ), from May 8th to May 10th, 1962.

Contents

May 8

• CALL TO ORDER
• WELCOME
• KEYNOTE ADDRESS

PRINCIPAL ADDRESSES

THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION

SAILING IN NEW AND OLD OCEANS

THE NEW WORLD OF SPACE

SESSION I

1. SPACE SCIENCE - EARTH, SUN, AND STARS

2. SPACE SCIENCE - MOON AND PLANETS

3. SPACE VEHICLE RESEARCH

4. NUCLEAR ENERGY : THE SPACE EXPLORATION ENERGY SOURCE SESSION II

5. METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE

6. NASA COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE PROGRAM

7. TRACKING AND DATA ACQUISITION

May 9

SESSION III

8. PROJECTS MERCURY AND GEMINI

9. PROJECT APOLLO

10. LAUNCH VEHICLES AND LAUNCH OPERATIONS SESSION IV APPLICATIONS OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY

11. SATELLITES AND WEATHER FORECASTING

12. LOW - ALTITUDE REPEATER SATELLITES

13. TELSTAR PROJECT

14. SYNCHRONOUS - ORBIT COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES

15. REGULATORY ASPECTS OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

16. SOME FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF SPACE SCIENCE

17. THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY

May 10

SESSION V 

• PANEL DISCUSSION : HOW WILL SPACE RESEARCH AFFECT YOUTH'S FUTURE ?

SESSION VI

• PANEL DISCUSSION : IMPACT OF SPACE PROGRAMS ON SOCIETY

SESSION VII

REPORT ON MANNED SPACE FLIGHT

18. MANHIGH BALLOON FLIGHTS IN PERSPECTIVE

19. DISCUSSION OF PROJECT EXCELSIOR

20. A CONSIDERATION OF THE U.S. NAVY STRATO - LAB BALLOON PROGRAM AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MANNED SPACE FLIGHT

21. THE X - 15 FLIGHT PROGRAM

22. ASTRONAUT'S REPORT ON PROJECT MERCURY

QUESTION PERIOD