‘SAFE’: a satellite for emergencies
Whenever man is shipwrecked and takes to a lifeboat or a raft, crashes in an aircraft, or gets into trouble mountaineering or on an expedition, he requires help and rescue. Before any action can be taken by potential rescuers it must be known that a disaster has taken place. At present such knowledg...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s003224740005525x 2024-03-03T08:48:11+00:00 ‘SAFE’: a satellite for emergencies Wolff, H. S. 1966 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740005525x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740005525X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 13, issue 82, page 17-22 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1966 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s003224740005525x 2024-02-08T08:40:05Z Whenever man is shipwrecked and takes to a lifeboat or a raft, crashes in an aircraft, or gets into trouble mountaineering or on an expedition, he requires help and rescue. Before any action can be taken by potential rescuers it must be known that a disaster has taken place. At present such knowledge is often acquired in a negative manner, by non-arrival at an expected destination or loss of communication contact. Even if positive information is received by a distress message, the exact location of the incident is often in doubt. Extensive air searches are then required before a rescuer can be guided to the spot. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 13 82 17 22 |
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Whenever man is shipwrecked and takes to a lifeboat or a raft, crashes in an aircraft, or gets into trouble mountaineering or on an expedition, he requires help and rescue. Before any action can be taken by potential rescuers it must be known that a disaster has taken place. At present such knowledge is often acquired in a negative manner, by non-arrival at an expected destination or loss of communication contact. Even if positive information is received by a distress message, the exact location of the incident is often in doubt. Extensive air searches are then required before a rescuer can be guided to the spot. |
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