Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports Volume 39 April 6, 2001

Subject Categories of the Division B. Astronautics
15 Launch Vehicles and Launch Operations 12
Includes all classes of launch vehicles, launch/space vehicle systems, and boosters; and launch operations.
For related information see also 18 Spacecraft Design, Testing, and Performance; and 20 Spacecraft
Propulsion and Power.
16 Space Transportation and Safety 13
Includes passenger and cargo space transportation, e.g., shuttle operations; and space rescue techniques.
For related information, see also 03 Air Transportation and Safety and 15 Launch Vehicles and
Launch Vehicles, and 18 Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance. For space suits, see 54 Man/System
Technology and Life Support.
17 Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command
and Tracking 17
Includes space systems telemetry; space communications networks; astronavigation and guidance; and
spacecraft radio blackout. For related information, see also 04 Aircraft Communications and Navigation
and 32 Communications and Radar.
18 Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance 17
Includes satellites; space platforms; space stations; spacecraft systems and components such as thermal
and environmental controls; and spacecraft control and stability characteristics. For life support systems,
see 54 Man/System Technology and Life Support. For related information, see also 05 Aircraft
Design, Testing and Performance, 39 Structural Mechanics, and 16 Space Transportation and Safety.
20 Spacecraft Propulsion and Power 19
Includes main propulsion systems and components, e.g., rocket engines; and spacecraft auxiliary power
sources. For related information, see also 07 Aircraft Propulsion and Power; 28 Propellants and
Fuels; 15 Launch Vehicles and Launch Operations; and 44 Energy Production and Conversion.