The Cape : military space operations, 1971-1992

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Table of Contents......Page 1
PREFACE......Page 4
The Cape, Chapter I, Section 1: Air Force Systems Command and Subordinate Space Agencies at Cape Canaveral......Page 5
The Cape, Chapter I, Section 2: The Creation of Air Force Space Command and Transfer of Air Force Space Resources /title>......Page 13
The Cape, Chapter I, Section 3: Defense Department Involvement in the Space Shuttle Program......Page 16
The Cape, Chapter I, Section 4: Air Force Space Launch Vehicles: SCOUT, THOR, ATLAS and TITAN......Page 19
The Cape, Chapter I, Section 5: Early Space Shuttle Flights......Page 23
The Cape, Chapter I, Section 6: Origins of the TITAN IV Program......Page 26
The Cape, Chapter I, Section 7: Development of the ATLAS II and DELTA II Launch Vehicles and the TITAN IV/CENTAUR Upper Stage......Page 28
The Cape, Chapter I, Section 8: Space Shuttle Support of Military Payloads......Page 31
The Cape, Chapter I, Section 9: U.S. and Soviet Military Space Competition in the 1970s and 1980s......Page 32
The Cape, Chapter One Footnotes......Page 33
The Cape, Chapter One Endnotes......Page 46
The Cape, Chapter 2, Section 1,6555th Aerospace Test Group Responsibilities......Page 53
The Cape, Chapter 2, Section 2 - Launch Squadron Supervision of Military Space Operations in the 1990s......Page 57
The Cape, Chapter 2, Section 3 - DELTA II Processing and Flight Features......Page 62
The Cape, Chapter 2, Section 4 - Quality Assurance and Payload Processing Agencies......Page 64
The Cape, Chapter 2, Section 5 - TITAN IIIC Military Space Missions after 1970......Page 67
The Cape, Chapter 2, Section 6, TITAN 34D Military Space Operations and Facilities at the Cape......Page 76
The Cape, Chapter 2, Section 7, TITAN IV Program Activation and Completion of the TITAN 34D Program......Page 80
The Cape, Chapter2, Section 8,TITAN IV Operations after First Launch......Page 86
The Cape, Chapter 2, Section 9, Space Shuttle Military Missions......Page 89
The Cape, Chapter Two Footnotes......Page 99
The Cape, Chapter Two Endnotes......Page 111
The Cape, Chapter 3, Section 1, Medium Launch Vehicle and Payload Operations......Page 121
The Cape, Chapter 3, Section 2, Evolution of the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System......Page 129
The Cape, Chapter 3, Section 3, DELTA II Processing and Flight Features......Page 133
The Cape, Chapter 3, Section 4, NAVSTAR II Global Positioning System Missions......Page 136
The Cape, Chapter 3, Section 5, Strategic Defense Initiative Missions......Page 139
The Cape, Chapter 3, Section 6, ATLAS/CENTAUR Missions at the Cape......Page 142
The Cape, Chapter3, Section 7, Modification of Cape Facilities for ATLAS II/CENTAUR Operations......Page 145
The Cape, Chapter 3, Section 8, ATLAS II/CENTAUR Missions......Page 147
The Cape, Chapter 3, Section 9, STARBIRD and RED TIGRESS Operations......Page 150
The Cape, Chapter 3, Section 10, U.S. Air Force and NASA Leadership in Space......Page 154
The Cape, Chapter Three Footnotes......Page 155
The Cape, Chapter Three Endnotes......Page 165
The Cape, Chapter 4, Section 1, The National Space Transportation and Support Study......Page 172
The Cape, Chapter 4, Section 2, The Space Transportation Architecture Study......Page 175
The Cape, Chapter 4, Section 3, The ESMC 2005 Study and Prospects for the Current Generation of Unmanned Space......Page 179
The Cape, Chapter Four Footnotes......Page 183
The Cape, Chapter Four Endnotes......Page 185