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INTRODUCTION
Pages 5-6

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... Third, rapid developments in chemical booster technology and in particular the Titan IIID-Centaur combination make it possible to place, in the vicinity of the giant planets, scientifically meaningful payloads. Finally, with the approaching end of the Apollo program it is essential that the scientific community examine opportunities for the advancement of science making use of the technology of space developed during the past ten years.
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... We note that for certain missions, in particular those probing the planetary atmospheres, engineering studies have not been completed; therefore, final statements cannot be made at this time.
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