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Science 6 November 1981:
Vol. 214. no. 4521, pp. 619 - 626
DOI: 10.1126/science.214.4521.619
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Space Shuttle: A New Era in Terrestrial Remote Sensing

James V. Taranik 1 and Mark Settle 2

1 Program scientist for the experiments to be conducted during the second flight of the space shuttle and chief of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Non-Renewable Resources Program and Resource Observation Division, Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 20546
2 Program scientist for the Non-Renewable Resources Branch and Resource Observation Division, Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 20546

The space shuttle will carry its first scientific cargo into orbit on its second test flight. The seven experiments to be conducted during this flight—investigations related to continental geology, atmospheric chemistry, meteorology, marine biology, and plant physiology—will demonstrate the potential usefulness of the shuttle for research in the earth and life sciences.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Use of the Space Shuttle for Remote Sensing Research: Recent Results and Future Prospects.
M. Settle, M. SETTLE, and J. V. TARANIK (1982)
Science 218, 993-995
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