Ten years of the international review meetings on Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence /CETI/
Abstract
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.
- Publication:
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Rome International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- September 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981rome.iafcQ....P
- Keywords:
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- Extraterrestrial Communication;
- Extraterrestrial Intelligence;
- Extraterrestrial Life;
- Project Seti;
- Extrasolar Planets;
- Frequency Assignment;
- Planetary Systems;
- Radio Frequency Interference;
- Signal Processing;
- Space Exploration;
- Spectrum Analysis;
- Viking Mars Program;
- Space Sciences (General)