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      Equipping Tomorrow’s Military Force: Integration of Commercial and Military Manufacturing in 2010 and Beyond

      Committee on Integration of Commercial and Military Manufacturing in 2010 and Beyond,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design

      Owing to the expected nature of combat in 2010, U.S. military forces face a pressing need to transform themselves for rapid response to an unpredictable threat. Rapid advances in commercial…

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      Strategies to Enhance Air Force Communication with Internal and External Audiences: A Workshop Report

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Strategies to Enhance Air Force Communication with Internal and External Audiences: A Workshop

      The U.S. Air Force (USAF) helps defend the United States and its interests by organizing, training, and equipping forces for operations in and through three distinct domains-air, space, and cyberspace…

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      Capabilities for the Future: An Assessment of NASA Laboratories for Basic Research

      Committee on the Assessment of NASA Laboratory Capabilities,National Research Council

      Over the past 5 years or more, there has been a steady and significant decrease in NASA’s laboratory capabilities, including equipment, maintenance, and facility upgrades. This adversely affects the support…

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      America’s Future in Space: Aligning the Civil Space Program with National Needs

      Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program,National Research Council

      As civil space policies and programs have evolved, the geopolitical environment has changed dramatically. Although the U.S. space program was originally driven in large part by competition with the Soviet…

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      Mars Sample Return: Issues and Recommendations

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Task Group on Issues in Sample Return

      The Space Studies Board of the National Research Council (NRC) serves as the primary adviser to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary protection policy, the purpose of…

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      Assessment of Planetary Protection Requirements for Spacecraft Missions to Icy Solar System Bodies

      Committee on Planetary Protection Standards for Icy Bodies in the Outer Solar System,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      NASA’s exploration of planets and satellites during the past 50 years has led to the discovery of traces of water ice throughout the solar system and prospects for large liquid…

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      Wake Turbulence: An Obstacle to Increased Air Traffic Capacity

      Committee to Conduct an Independent Assessment of the Nation's Wake Turbulence Research and Development Program,National Research Council

      Congress in 2005 directed NASA to request a study from the NRC to assess the federal wake turbulence R&D program. This book gives a description of the problem, an assessment…

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      Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System

      Task Group on Organic Environments in the Solar System,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents a discussion of the chemistry of carbon; an analysis of the formation, modification, and preservation of organic compounds in the solar system; and an assessment of research opportunities and…

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      Optimizing the Air Force Acquisition Strategy of Secure and Reliable Electronic Components: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Optimizing the Air Force Acquisition Strategy of Secure and Reliable Electronic Components: A Workshop

      In 2012, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), section 818, outlined new requirements for industry to serve as the lead in averting counterfeits in the defense supply chain. Subsequently, the…

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      The Sun to the Earth, and Beyond: Panel Reports

      Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee,Committee on Solar and Space Physics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This volume, The Sun to the Earth-and Beyond: Panel Reports, is a compilation of the reports from five National Research Council (NRC) panels convened as part of a survey in…

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      Transforming Combustion Research Through Cyberinfrastructure

      Committee on Building Cyberinfrastructure for Combustion Research,National Research Council

      Combustion has provided society with most of its energy needs for millennia, from igniting the fires of cave dwellers to propelling the rockets that traveled to the Moon. Even in…

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      Digital Strategy for the Department of the Air Force: Proceedings of a Workshop Series

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Planning Committee on Digital Strategy for the Department of the Air Force: A Workshop Series

      The Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a three-part workshop series to examine the risks associated with the technical, programmatic, organizational, and…

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      An Enabling Foundation for NASA’s Space and Earth Science Missions

      Committee on the Role and Scope of Mission-Enabling Activities in NASA's Space and Earth Science Missions,National Research Council

      NASA’s space and Earth science program is composed of two principal components: spaceflight projects and mission-enabling activities. Most of the budget of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is applied to…

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      Oil Spill Risks from Tank Vessel Lightering

      National Research Council, Committee on Oil Spill Risks from Tank Vessel Lightering

      The safety record of lightering (the transfer of petroleum cargo at sea from a large tanker to smaller ones) has been excellent in U.S. waters in recent years, as evidenced…

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      Signs of Life: A Report Based on the April 2000 Workshop on Life Detection Techniques

      Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      A workshop to assess the science and technology of life detection techniques was organized by the Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life (COEL) of the Board on Life…

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      Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies: Interim Report

      Committee to Review Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies,National Research Council

      This study is based on work supported by the contract NNH06CE15B between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration –T.p. verso.

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      An Assessment of Naval Hydromechanics, Science and Technology

      Committee for Naval Hydromechanics Science and Technology,Naval Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      The Department of the Navy maintains a vigorous science and technology (S&T) research program in those areas that are critically important to ensuring US naval superiority in the maritime environment…

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      Cryptography’s Role in Securing the Information Society

      Committee to Study National Cryptography Policy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Addresses the need for a strong national policy on cryptography that promotes and encourages the widespread use of this tool for protecting of the information interests of individuals, businesses, and…

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      Reducing the Costs of Space Science Research Missions: Proceedings of a Workshop

      Joint Committee on Technology for Space Science and Applications of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and the Space Studies Board,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

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      Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data: Ensuring Readiness for 2010 and Beyond

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

      The system of satellites in place to provide environmental data-data to monitor events such as forest fires and floods; to make weather predictions; and to assess crops, transportation impacts, fisheries…

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      A Space Physics Paradox: Why Has Increased Funding Been Accompanied by Decreased Effectiveness in the Conduct of Space Physics Research?

      Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Analyzes several disturbing trends in government support for space physics research. This book identifies funding and management problems that thwart cost efficiency within this discipline, and suggest possible solutions. It…

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      Review of the U.S. Department of Defense Air, Space, and Supporting Information Systems Science and Technology Program

      Air and Space Systems Science and Technology Program,Committee on Review of the U.S. Department of Defense,Air Force Science and Technology Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      Since the mid-1940s, when Vannevar Bush and Theodore von Karman wrote Science, the Endless Frontier and Toward New Horizons, respectively, there has been a consensus that strong Department of Defense…

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      Improving the Air Force Scientific Discovery Mission: Leveraging Best Practices in Basic Research Management: A Workshop Report

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Improving the Air Force Scientific Discovery Mission: Leveraging Best Practices in Basic Research Management: A Workshop

      In 2015, the Air Force Studies Board conducted a workshop, consisting of two data-gathering sessions, to review current research practices employed by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)…

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      The Mono Basin Ecosystem: Effects of Changing Lake Level

      Mono Basin Ecosystem Study Committee,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      Mono Basin is a closed hydrologic basin spanning the border between California and Nevada. This book studies the ecological risk assessment that considers the effects of water diversions on an…

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      Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nation

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future

      To assist NASA, NOAA, and the USGS develop the tools required to understand the changes in the planet Earth, a survey of Earth science and applications from space was carried…

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      Severe Space Weather Events - Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts: A Workshop Report

      Committee on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Severe Space Weather Events: A Workshop,National Research Council

      The adverse effects of extreme space weather on modern technology–power grid outages, high-frequency communication blackouts, spacecraft anomalies–are well known and well documented, and the physical processes underlying space weather are…

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      Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration

      Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on National Statistics

      The United States has publicly funded its human spaceflight program on a continuous basis for more than a half-century, through three wars and a half-dozen recessions, from the early Mercury…

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      Energizing Data-Driven Operations at the Tactical Edge: Challenges and Concerns

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on Energy Challenges and Opportunities for Future Data-Driven Operations in the United States Air Force

      Significant efforts are ongoing within the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to improve national security and competitiveness by harnessing the growing power of information technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and…

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      Severe Space Weather Events - Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts: A Workshop Report - Extended Summary

      Committee on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Severe Space Weather Events: A Workshop,National Research Council

      The adverse effects of extreme space weather on modern technology–power grid outages, high-frequency communication blackouts, spacecraft anomalies–are well known and well documented, and the physical processes underlying space weather are…

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      Review of the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Infrastructure and Aerospace Engineering Disciplines to Meet the Needs of the Air Force and the Department of Defense

      Committee on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Infrastructure and Aerospace Engineering Disciplines to Meet the Needs of the Air Force and the Dept of Defense,Air Force Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      The Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition requested that the National Research Council (NRC) review the Air Force’s planned acquisition programs to determine if…

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      Satellite Observations of the Earth’s Environment: Accelerating the Transition of Research to Operations

      Committee on NASA-NOAA Transition from Research to Operations,National Research Council

      This report examines the NASA-NOAA research-to-operations transition process and provides recommendations for improvements that will lead to more rapid and efficient interagency transitions.

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      Twenty-Fourth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

      National Research Council,Office of Naval Research, West Japan Society of Naval Architects,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board

      Discusses research developments in ship design, construction, and operation in a forum that encouraged both formal and informal discussion of presented papers.

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      Inspired by Biology: From Molecules to Materials to Machines

      Committee on Biomolecular Materials and Processes,National Research Council

      Presents a discussion of principles governing biomaterial design, a description of advanced materials for selected functions such as energy and national security, an assessment of biomolecular materials research tools, and…

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      Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035 Becoming a 21st-Century Force

      Committee on Technology for Future Naval Forces,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The future national security environment will present the naval forces with operational challenges that can best be met through the development of military capabilities that effectively leverage rapidly advancing technologies…

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      Radiation Hazards to Crews of Interplanetary Missions: Biological Issues and Research Strategies

      Task Group on the Biological Effects of Space Radiation,National Research Council,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications

      NASA’s long-range plans include possible human exploratory missions to the moon and Mars within the next quarter century. Such missions beyond low Earth orbit will expose crews to transient radiation…

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      U.S.-Europe Collaboration in Space Science

      Committee on International Space Programs,National Research Council,European Space Science Committee,European Science Foundation,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the space-based research across the Atlantic. This book, prepared jointly with the European Space Science Committee focuses on a set of 13 US-Europe missions that illustrate lessons learned on…

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      Panel Reports - New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

      Science Frontiers Panels,Program Prioritization Panels,Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics,National Research Council

      Every 10 years the National Research Council releases a survey of astronomy and astrophysics outlining priorities for the coming decade. The most recent survey, titled New Worlds, New Horizons in…

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      An Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Marine and Hydrokinetic Resource Assessments

      Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Assessment Committee,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Ocean Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Sciences

      Increasing renewable energy development, both within the United States and abroad, has rekindled interest in the potential for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) resources to contribute to electricity generation. This title…

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      Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels in the United States

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources

      Biofuels made from algae are gaining attention as a domestic source of renewable fuel. However, with current technologies, scaling up production of algal biofuels to meet even 5 percent of…

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      Options to Ensure the Climate Record from the NPOESS and GOES-R Spacecraft: A Workshop Report

      Panel on Options to Ensure the Climate Record from the NPOESS and GOES-R Spacecraft,National Research Council

      In 2000, the nation’s next-generation National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program anticipated purchasing six satellites for $6.5 billion, with a first launch in 2008. This book includes sessions…

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      Countering the Threat of Improvised Explosive Devices: Basic Research Opportunities, Abbreviated Version

      Committee on Defeating Improvised Explosive Devices: Basic Research to Interrupt the IED Delivery Chain,National Research Council

      Attacks in London, Madrid, Bali, Oklahoma City and other places indicate that improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are among the weapons of choice of terrorists throughout the world. The book suggests…

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      Evaluating the Biological Potential in Samples Returned from Planetary Satellites and Small Solar System Bodies: Framework for Decision Making

      Task Group on Sample Return from Small Solar System Bodies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Considers the possibility that life may have existed on a body from which a sample might be taken and the possibility that life still exists on the body either in…

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      Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences

      Committee on Forefronts of Science at the Interface of Physical and Life Sciences,National Research Council

      Traditionally, the natural sciences have been divided into two branches: the biological sciences and the physical sciences. Today, an increasing number of scientists are addressing problems lying at the intersection…

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      Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope

      The loss of the space shuttle Columbia resulted in a decision by NASA not to pursue the SM-4 mission leading to an end of Hubble’s life in 2007-2008. The Congress…

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      Fire Suppression Substitutes and Alternatives to Halon for U.S. Navy Applications

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Committee on Assessment of Fire Suppression Substitutes and Alternatives to Halon

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      Interim Report-Status of the Study An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy

      Committee on the Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems,National Research Council,National Academies

      The scientific and technological progress in inertial confinement fusion has been substantial during the past decade. However, many of the technologies needed for an integrated inertial fusion energy system are…

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      Technology Pathways: Assessing the Integrated Plan for a Next Generation Air Transportation System

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Technology Pathways: Assessing the Integrated Plan for a Next Generation Air Transportation System,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides a review of the vision and goals, the operational concepts, and the R&D roadmap developed by the NGATS Integrated Plan. This report presents an analysis of the Joint Planning…

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      The Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing: Causes and Consequences

      Committee for the Study of the Causes and Consequences of the Internationalization of U.S. Manufacturing,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

      On the basis of discussions and analysis of the contemporary environment for international competition, this book aims to dispel misconceptions regarding the motivating forces behind internationalization. It seeks to improve…

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