Ten years of the international review meetings on Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence /CETI/The development of ideas on CETI within the international community over the past five years is reviewed, and the outlook for future CETI activities is discussed. The growth of review sessions on CETI held annually by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) is considered, with particular attention given to the issue of radio frequency allocation for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. CETI activities outside the IAA are then examined, including the Viking search for life on Mars, Project Orion for the detection of extrasolar planetary systems, SETI programs undertaken in the U.S. and Soviet Union, and the development of multispectral spectrum analyzers and signal processors. The expected future development of CETI strategies, techniques and instrumentation as well as popular and scientific interest in SETI are discussed, and it is noted that the IAA sessions remain the only regular international forum for the exchange of data on all aspects of CETI.
Document ID
19810063038
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pesek, R. (Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved Prague, Czechoslovakia)
Billingham, J. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)