National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Contents Preface
SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE
INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
SETl Downconverter
B. Crow
NASA Code 199-50-18-03
THE DEEP SPACE NETWORK
DESCRIPTION OF THE DSN
The DSN Radio Science System Mark III - 1980
B. J. Buckles
NASA Code 311-03-41-81
PLANETARY AND INTERPLANETARY MISSION SUPPORT
A Summary of Space Flight Missions Supported by the Deep Space Network
E. S. Burke
NASA Code 311-03-32-10
Interplanetary Flight Projects
Helios Mission Support
A. L. Berman, C. T. Stelzried, B. L. Seidel, J. C. Nash, and R. E. Nevarez
NASA Code 311-03-22-03
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
Tracking and Ground-Based Navigation
The Development of a Magnetically Enhanced Hydrogen Gas Dissociator
L. Maleki and T. K. Tucker
NASA Code 310-10-62-14
Communications
Magnetic Refrigeration for Maser Amplifier Cooling
D. L. Johnson
NASA Code 310-20-66-11
Sideband-Aided Receiver Arraying
S. A. Butman, L. J. Deutsch, R. G. Lipes, and R. L. Miller
NASA Code 310-20-67-60
Capacity Limit of the Noiseless, Energy-Efficient Optical PPM Channel
J. R. Lesh
NASA Code 310-20-67-59
On the Group Delay Effect of DSN Microwave Components on Multimegabit Telemetry
P. J. Lee
NASA Code 310-20-67-57
NETWORK AND FACILITY ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Network
Improving the Computer-Human Interface: The Qualitative Monitor Display
H. W. Baugh and A. I. Zygielbaum
NASA Code 311-03-43-64
Master Timing System Measurements
E. F. Endsley
NASA Code 312-03-54-80
Optimum Equipment Maintenance/Replacement Policy
Part 2. Markov Decision Approach
T. Charng
NASA Code 311-03-41-08
Global Positioning System Timing Receivers in the DSN
P. A. Clements
NASA Code 312-03-51-34
Noise Temperature and Noise Figure Concepts: DC to Light
C. T. Stelzried
NASA Code 311-03-22-80
OPERATIONS
Network Operations
TIGER Reliability Analysis in the DSN
J. M. Gunn
NASA Code 311-03-13-25
Deep Space Stations
Special Activity Utilization of GDSCC Antennas During 1981
E. B. Jackson
NASA Code 311-03-11-16
Maintenance and Operations Tasks Accomplished at DSS 12 During the Antenna Panel Replacement Downtime
L. Butcher, T. Jonas, and W. Wood
NASA Code 311-03-11-13
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