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Americas Space Sentinels: The History of the DSP and Sbirs Satellite Systems
Americas Space Sentinels: The History of the DSP and Sbirs Satellite Systems
Richelson Jeffrey T. (Richelson Jeffrey T.)
SKU: VV1609188 ISBN: 9780700618804 Pages: 392 Paperback year: 2012 Publicher: Turpin (Turpin) Price: $281.09 ship 24-25
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| Originally published in 1999, <em>America’s Space Sentinels</em> won the American Astronautical Society’s prestigious Eugene Emme Astronautical Literature Award and quickly established itself as the definitive book for understanding a crucial component of the US national defence capabilities. It focused on the emergence and evolution of the Air Force’s Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite system, which came on line in 1970 and continued to perform at a high level through the turn of this century and beyond.<br><br>For this new edition, Jeffrey Richelson covers significant developments during the last dozen years relating to the deployment of these satellites, especially the struggles to develop and launch the follow-on Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), beginning in the late 1990s and continuing up to the present. The result is a book that remains the first and best source of information regarding these vita |