Long-Lived Space Observatories for Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Size: 62 pages, 8 1/2 x 11

Publication Year:1987

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Committee on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics, Space Science Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
1 Executive Summary	1-3	(skim)
2 Scientific Rationale for Long-Lived Observatories in Space	4-20	(skim)
3 Previous Studies	21-23	(skim)
4 Requirements for a Long-Lived Observatory Program	24-48	(skim)
Appendix: Abbreviations Used in Text	49-50	(skim)

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