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Spectrum speculations

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Important decisions on radio frequency allocation will be made at the World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC '92). WARC '92, convened by the International Telecommunications Union, will tackle the internationally important question of who may use the various radio frequencies and for what puposes.

Author: Chartrand, Mark
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1992
Laws, regulations and rules, Radio broadcasting, Frequency allocation (Telecommunications), International aspects, Column, Science and technology policy, Telecommunications, Radio frequency allocation, Telecommunication, International Telecommunication Union, 1992 AD, World Radiocommunication Conference

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A hit or a miss

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The Leonid meteor shower, which occurs yearly every mid-November, may damage the space program and the communications satellites. There are 100-200 satellites in Clarke orbit, among others in the lower orbit, which will have to contend with a huge number of meteors.

Author: Chartrand, Mark
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1997
Forecasts and trends, Satellite communications, Meteorologists, Meteoroids

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The Hubble Telescope pursues the Hubble Constant

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The Hubble Space Telescope is helping scientists calculate the value of the Hubble Constant. This number is important because it can be used to calculate the age of the known universe and perhaps aid in determining whether the universe will ever stop expanding.

Author: Chartrand, Mark
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1995
Usage, Orbiting astronomical observatories, Astronomical satellites, Cosmology, Expanding universe, Hubble Space Telescope (Artificial satellite)

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