Editor's Note
The astronomy and space science of Skylab are primarily the product of the principal investigators, the instruments they built, and the results they derived. Their willing cooperation with the editorial participants in this volume was essential to its completion.
In an enterprise like Skylab, the analysis and interpretation of scientific data are typically the activities that continue beyond all others. In most cases, the investigators can begin a serious attack on the data only after the flight operations have ended and the tapes, film, and specimens have reached a home laboratory. The results of the Skylab astronomy and space science investigations reach the scientific community in diverse ways: through papers presented at summary conferences on Skylab findings (e.g., those sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Geophysical Union jointly, and sponsored by the American Astronautical Society); through specific symposia such as that held in 1974 on Comet Kohoutek; and, most importantly, through refereed papers in various scientific journals. This normal course of prolonged analysis and publication influenced the preparation of this volume. Efforts were made to incorporate new material as it became available, but this was accomplished incompletely at best.
The preparation of this volume was guided by an editorial board composed of the following members: Karl G. Henize and Robert A. Parker of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; Curtis Hemenway of the Dudley Observatory; Jerry L. Weinberg of State University of New York at Albany; and Robert J. Naumann, Martin O. Burrell, William C. Snoddy, and Robert E. Lake of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Jack Waite of the Marshall Center served as the Managing Editor. In the course of coordinating the set of Skylab volumes, Rein Ise also provided valuable advice and comments for this particular volume.
The material for the text was assembled by John W. Kierein, Richard J. Barry, John G. Meeker, and Jorgen Jensen. The manuscript draft was further edited by John C. Goodrum, Mitchell R. Sharpe, and Harry R. Melson, who also helped in preparing the illustrations. Final revisions of the manuscript draft were made by Annette Tingle, by Bob Richards and Ausra Richards, and by Karen Simon.
As editor of Astronomy and Space Sciences, I extend my thanks to all who helped. The preparation of this volume was appropriately a collective effort, as was Skylab itself.
by Charles A. Lundquist.
Following are the topics covered in the Astronomy and Space Science Book
You can read or download this astronomy ebook, Skylab's Astronomy and Space Sciences from the following NASA SiteIn an enterprise like Skylab, the analysis and interpretation of scientific data are typically the activities that continue beyond all others. In most cases, the investigators can begin a serious attack on the data only after the flight operations have ended and the tapes, film, and specimens have reached a home laboratory. The results of the Skylab astronomy and space science investigations reach the scientific community in diverse ways: through papers presented at summary conferences on Skylab findings (e.g., those sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Geophysical Union jointly, and sponsored by the American Astronautical Society); through specific symposia such as that held in 1974 on Comet Kohoutek; and, most importantly, through refereed papers in various scientific journals. This normal course of prolonged analysis and publication influenced the preparation of this volume. Efforts were made to incorporate new material as it became available, but this was accomplished incompletely at best.
The preparation of this volume was guided by an editorial board composed of the following members: Karl G. Henize and Robert A. Parker of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; Curtis Hemenway of the Dudley Observatory; Jerry L. Weinberg of State University of New York at Albany; and Robert J. Naumann, Martin O. Burrell, William C. Snoddy, and Robert E. Lake of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Jack Waite of the Marshall Center served as the Managing Editor. In the course of coordinating the set of Skylab volumes, Rein Ise also provided valuable advice and comments for this particular volume.
The material for the text was assembled by John W. Kierein, Richard J. Barry, John G. Meeker, and Jorgen Jensen. The manuscript draft was further edited by John C. Goodrum, Mitchell R. Sharpe, and Harry R. Melson, who also helped in preparing the illustrations. Final revisions of the manuscript draft were made by Annette Tingle, by Bob Richards and Ausra Richards, and by Karen Simon.
As editor of Astronomy and Space Sciences, I extend my thanks to all who helped. The preparation of this volume was appropriately a collective effort, as was Skylab itself.
by Charles A. Lundquist.
Following are the topics covered in the Astronomy and Space Science Book
- Introduction to Skylab.
- Stellar and Galactic Astronomy.
- Interplanetary Dust.
- Observations of Comet Kohoutek.
- Energetic Particles.
- The Earth's Atmosphere.
- Orbital Environment.
- Skylab's Astronomy and Space Sciences Experiments.
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