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the history of the DSP and SBIRS satellite systems
America's space sentinels, the history of the Defense Support Program and Space-Based Infrared Satellite systems
History of the DSP and SBIRS satellite systems
1 online resource ( xx, 384 pages) : illustrations.
1. Bad news travels fast -- 2. MIDAS -- 3. Vindication -- 4. Nurrungar and Buckley -- 5. DSP's first Decade -- 6. Surviving World War III -- 7. Slow Walkers, fast Walkers, and Joggers -- 8. Evolutionary Developments and Suicidal Lasers -- 9. Australia, Germany, and New Mexico -- 10. Desert Storm -- 11. False Starts -- 12. The Unwanted Option -- 13. High Now, Low Later -- 14. Future Missions -- Epilogue -- Appendices A. Space-Based Infrared Detection of Missiles -- B. Chronology -- C. Satellite Launch Listing.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-362) and index.
Lawrence, KS : University Press of Kansas, ©2012