Aerospace problems

SINCE the advent of Sputniks I and II, the barriers of outer space have been probed at an ever accelerating pace. In the conquest of outer space, many disciplines are involved such as Basic Science, Astronomy, Metallurgy, Transmission and Distribution, Electric Insulation and Nucleonics, Radio and Communication Systems, Solid State Devices, Nucleonic and Radiation Instrumentation. Instrumentation, material characteristics, accuracy, and capability of predictable control must achieve new levels to permit man to travel in outer space. Aerospace electricity and its related applications are receiving more emphasis and stature within the Institute and it is expected that this trend will increase. To keep all electrical engineers informed on the most up-to-date electrical engineering problems in outer space, the Aero-Space Transportation Committee has arranged a selection of papers for this special issue, “Electrical Frontiers of Space,” of Electrical Engineering.