Space communications technologies for interstellar missions

JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-14

  Lesh, J R ^a,b   Ruggier, C J ^a,c   Cesarone, R J ^a,d  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Member of Technical Staff Communications Systems Research Section

^c Member of Technical Staff Telecommunications System Section

^d Telecommunications and Mission Operations Directorate

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERSTELLAR MISSIONS; SPACE COMMUNICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0013183203     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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