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- From: MSTACK@u.washington.edu (Mike)
- Subject: ADVICE ON PAPER TOPIC
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 23:59:02 GMT
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- This is a total blind shot; your name was on a Sept 92 list of current
- usenet/Internet lists. I'm a new user. I'm writing a concept paper
- (does not need to be overly technical--it's more "what if") on the
- possibility of unmanned autonomous vehicles (in the future) that can
- be launched from space (possibly many garaged on a platform) to do
- sensor passes, etc. over crisis areas--the paper is for the Naval War
- College Continuing Education program in national security decision-
- making. Topic might involve aerodynamic feasibility, robotics, AI,
- and other concerns such as "why do this when we have satellites."
- I'm writing to you because you might know some points or questions I
- should consider based upon space probes for Venus, Mars, etc.--or, whom
- else I should write to on Internet etc. Appreciate any help you can
- give me as NWC isn't offering any. As background, I spent 2 years in
- the navy as an aerospace psychologist, 5 yrs at SAIC doing human-computer
- interface design on Suns, and now am a senior policy analyst for info
- policy for the state of Washington. Phone: 206-664-8128 (wk).
-