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      Thermionics Quo Vadis?: An Assessment of the Dtra’s Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program

      Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Thermionic Research and Technology,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      This report evaluates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency prior and present sponsored efforts; assess the present state of the art in thermionic energy conversion systems; assess the technical challenges to…

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      For Greener Skies: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Aviation

      Each new generation of commercial aircraft produces less noise and fewer emissions per passenger-kilometer (or ton-kilometer of cargo) than the previous generation. However, the demand for air transportation services grows…

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      Commercial Supersonic Technology: The Way Ahead

      Committee on Breakthrough Technology for Commercial Supersonic Aircraft,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

      High-speed flight is a major technological challenge for both commercial and business aviation. As a first step in revitalizing efforts by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to achieve…

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      Review of NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program: An Interim Report

      Committee to Review NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program,National Research Council

      Presents an assessment of NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program’s various projects including a quality rating, an analysis of how effectively the research is carried out, and the degree to which…

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      A Constrained Space Exploration Technology Program: A Review of NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program

      Committee to Review NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program,National Research Council

      In January 2004, President George W Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE). NASA’s Exploration Technology Development Program (ETDP) is designed to support, develop, and ultimately provide the necessary…

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      An Interim Report on NASA’s Technology Roadmap

      Steering Committee for the NASA Technology Roadmaps,National Research Council

      For the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to achieve many of its space science and exploration goals over the next several decades, dramatic advances in space technology will be…

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      NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA’s Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a New Era in Space

      Steering Committee for NASA Technology Roadmaps,National Research Council,National Academies

      NASA’s Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) has begun to rebuild the advanced space technology program in the agency with plans laid out in 14 draft technology roadmaps. It has…

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      Review of NASA’s Aerospace Technology Enterprise: An Assessment of NASA’s Aeronautics Technology Programs

      Committee for the Review of NASA's Revolutionize Aviation Program,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies was asked by NASA and the Office of Management and Budget to perform an assessment of NASA’s Aerospace Technology Enterprise. This…

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      Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation: A System in Peril

      National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Studies and Information Services,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

      As recently as the summer of 2001, many travelers were dreading air transportation because of extensive delays associated with undercapacity of the system. That all changed on 9/11, and demand…

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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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      Government/Industry/Academic Relationships for Technology Development: A Workshop Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Steering Committee for Workshops on Issues of Technology Development for Human and Robotic Exploration and Development of Space,National Academy of Sciences

      To assist in the development of a framework for future space flight capabilities, NASA asked the National Research Council to convene workshops on technology policy issues concerning the relationship of…

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      Transformation in the Air: A Review of the FAA’s Certification Research Plan

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee to Review the Federal Aviation Administration Research Plan on Certification of New Technologies into the National Airspace System

      The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently undertaking a broad program known as Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to develop, introduce, and certify new technologies into the National Airspace…

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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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      Review of NASA’s Aerospace Technology Enterprise: An Assessment of NASA’s Pioneering Revolutionary Technology Program

      Committee for the Review of NASA's Pioneering Revolutionary Technology(PRT)Program,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Committee for the Review of NASA’s Pioneering Revolutionary Technology (PRT) Program and its three supporting panels were charged by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with assessing the…

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