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Contents

Executive Comment
"The future of the commercial communications satellite industry," by Dr. Ronald C. Maehl, Boeing Satellite Systems

Meet Executive
Interview with Mr. Halliwell, SES Astra

Special Report
"Development works of the H-IIA rocket engine in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagoya Guidance & Propulsion System"

Space Japan Club (14)
Interview with Mr. Christopher F. Hoeber, Space Systems/Loral

Series-Satellite Commentary
"Trend to broadband communications and its effects on satellite communications," by Dr. H. Shinonaga, KDDI R&D Laboratories


Satellite Communication and I (18)
Interview with Ms. Kumiko Kokatsu, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)


Topics From Within
(1) AIAA Technical Committee on Communications Satellite, by Y. Suzuki and Y. Kazekami

(2) Wireless Personal Multimedia Communication 2001 (WPMC'01), by T. Iida

From Editor
Editor Y.T.

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