The United States astronomical community

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Oct 1982

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Technical News, vol. 11, Oct. 1982, p. 6-16.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Astronomy, Research Projects, Astronomical Observatories, Nasa Programs, Spaceborne Astronomy, United States, Universities

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The personnel, institutions, recent history, and projects of the U.S. astronomical community are surveyed. The roles in astronomy of people with different degrees is examined. The founding of major institutions such as NSF and NASA and of major observatories such as NRAO and CTIO is recounted, and the state of the system today is summarized. The major components of U.S. astronomy include the university system, the national astronomy center system, NASA centers, the Smithsonian Institution, government agencies, university facilities, private observatories, astronomical societies, the International Astronomical Union, astronomy amateurs and private industry. The contributions of each of these categories are discussed. Important projects of the coming decade are reviewed, and the strengths and challenges of the U.S. community are assessed.

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