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      Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      NASAaEURO ™s Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) program within the Office of Space Flight has proposed a new framework for space technology and systems developmentaEURO Advanced Systems, Technology…

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      The Global Positioning System: A Shared National Asset

      Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,National Research Council

      The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system that was originally designed for the US military. This book identifies technical improvements that would enhance military, civilian, and commercial…

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      Assessing the Research and Development Plan for the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Summary of a Workshop

      Deborah A. Boehm-Davis,National Research Council

      On April 1-2, 2008, a workshop was held at the National Academies to gather reactions to the research and development aspects of the Joint Planning and Development Office’s baseline Integrated…

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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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      NASA Aeronautics Research: An Assessment

      Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Aeronautics Research Program,National Research Council

      Presents an assessment of how well NASA’s research portfolio is addressing the recommendations and high priority R&T challenges identified in the Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future…

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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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      Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation: Toward a New Era of Flight

      Committee on Autonomy Research for Civil Aviation,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      This report develops a set of integrated and comprehensive technical goals and objectives of importance to the civil aeronautics community and the nation.

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      Approaches to Future Space Cooperation and Competition in a Globalizing World: Summary of a Workshop

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      Numerous countries and regions now have very active space programs, and the number is increasing. These maturing capabilities around the world create a plethora of potential partners for cooperative space…

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      Managing Space Radiation Risk in the New Era of Space Exploration

      Committee on the Evaluation of Radiation Shielding for Space Exploration,National Research Council

      NASA is planning for humans to revisit the Moon. This book presents an assessment of knowledge of the radiation environment; an examination of the effects of radiation on biological systems…

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      Preparing for the High Frontier: The Role and Training of NASA Astronauts in the Post-Space Shuttle Era

      Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations,National Research Council

      As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) retires the Space Shuttle and shifts involvement in International Space Station (ISS) operations, changes in the role and requirements of NASA’s Astronaut…

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      Space Station Engineering Design Issues: Report of a Workshop

      Workshop Committee on Space Station Engineering Design Issues,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      The Space Station Freedom program is a major US manned space initiative. This book summarizes the findings and recommendations of a workshop that examined the space station program with a…

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      Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era

      Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space,National Research Council

      More than four decades have passed since a human first set foot on the Moon. Great strides have been made in our understanding of what is required to support an…

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      Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era of Space Exploration: An Interim Report

      Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space,Space Studies Board,National Research Council

      In response to requests from Congress, NASA asked the National Research Council to undertake a decadal survey of life and physical sciences in microgravity. Developed in consultation with members of…

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      Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration

      Radioisotope Power Systems Committee,National Research Council

      Spacecraft require electrical energy. This energy must be available in the outer reaches of the solar system where sunlight is very faint. It must be available through lunar nights that…

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      Review of the Space Communications Program of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate

      Committee to Review NASA's Space Communications Program,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Space Communications Office (SCO) at NASA has two primary roles. The first is to manage two of the communications networks that enable spaceflight operations and research, and the second…

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      Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee for the Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment

      On June 15, 2011, the Air Force Space Command established a new vision, mission, and set of goals to ensure continued U.S. dominance in space and cyberspace mission areas. Subsequently…

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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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      Summary of the Workshop to Identify Gaps and Possible Directions for NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

      Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Orbital Debris Programs,National Research Council

      A Summary of the Workshop to Identify the Gaps and Possible Directions for NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs summarizes the two-day workshop held on March 9-10, 2011, where various…

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      Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

      Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Orbital Debris Programs,National Research Council

      Derelict satellites, equipment and other debris orbiting Earth (aka space junk) have been accumulating for many decades and could damage or even possibly destroy satellites and human spacecraft if they…

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      Fostering Visions for the Future: A Review of the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts

      Committee to Review the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts,National Research Council

      The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) was formed in 1998 to provide an independent source of advanced aeronautical and space concepts that could dramatically impact how NASA develops and…

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      Design in the New Millennium: Advanced Engineering Environments: Phase 2

      Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Advanced Engineering Environments,National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering

      America is changing. Many of the most noticeable changes in day-to-day life are associated with the advancing capabilities of computer systems, the growing variety of tasks they can accomplish, and…

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      Recapturing NASA’s Aeronautics Flight Research Capabilities

      Committee to Assess NASA's Aeronautics Flight Research Capabilities,National Research Council,National Academies

      In the five decades since NASA was created, the agency has sustained its legacy from the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) in playing a major role in U.S. aeronautics…

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      Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Steering Committee for the Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics,National Academy of Sciences

      The Congress and NASA requested the NRC to undertake a decadal survey of civil aeronautics research and technology (R&T) priorities that would help NASA fulfil its responsibility to preserve US…

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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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      U.S.Supersonic Commercial Aircraft: Assessing NASA’s High Speed Research Program

      Committee on High Speed Research,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is developing advanced technologies to form the foundation for the breakthrough in civil aviation. This book examines aircraft design requirements, assesses the program’s…

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      Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: An Assessment of NASA’s Space Solar Power Investment Strategy

      Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      In March 2000, NASA’s Office of Space Flight asked the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Research Council to perform an independent assessment of the space solar power…

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      3D Printing in Space

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on Space-Based Additive Manufacturing

      Additive manufacturing has the potential to positively affect human spaceflight operations by enabling the in-orbit manufacture of replacement parts and tools, which could reduce existing logistics requirements for the International…

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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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      Continuing Kepler’s Quest: Assessing Air Force Space Command’s Astrodynamics Standards

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee for the Assessment of the U.S. Air Force's Astrodynamic Standards

      In February 2009, the commercial communications satellite Iridium 33 collided with the Russian military communications satellite Cosmos 2251. The collision, which was not the first recorded between two satellites in…

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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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      Launching Science: Science Opportunities Provided by NASA’s Constellation System

      Committee on Science Opportunities Enabled by NASA's Constellation System,National Research Board

      The National Research Council (NRC) committee evaluated a total of 17 mission concepts for space science missions. Of those, the committee determined that 12 would benefit from the Constellation System…

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      Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power and Propulsion

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on Priorities for Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power and Propulsion

      Provides a series of space science objectives and missions that could be so enabled in the period beyond 2015 in the areas of astronomy and astrophysics, solar system exploration, and…

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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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      Science Opportunities Enabled by NASA’s Constellation System: Interim Report

      Committee on Science Opportunities Enabled by NASA's Constellation System,National Research Council

      To begin implementation of the Vision for Space Exploration (United States Space Exploration Policy), NASA has begun development of launch vehicles and a human-carrying spacecraft that are collectively called the…

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      Issues Affecting the Future of the U.S. Space Science and Engineering Workforce: Interim Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on Meeting the Workforce Needs for the National Vision for Space Exploration

      In January 2006, the President announced a civilian space policy focusing on exploration. This book provides a review of the workforce implications of NASA’s plans, an assessment of science and…

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      United States Civil Space Policy: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council

      The challenges faced by the US civil space program stimulated the NRC to form an ad hoc committee to organize a workshop in November 2007, to address space program’s future…

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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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      Engineering Challenges to the Long-Term Operation of the International Space Station

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee on the Engineering Challenges to the Long-Term Operation of the International Space Station

      The International Space Station (ISS) is truly an international undertaking. The project is being led by the United States, with the participation of Japan, the European Space Agency, Canada, Italy…

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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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      Building a Better NASA Workforce: Meeting the Workforce Needs for the National Vision for Space Exploration

      Committee on Meeting the Workforce Needs for the National Vision for Space Exploration,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) announced by President George W. Bush in 2004 sets NASA and the nation on a bold path to return to the Moon and one…

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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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      Advancing Aeronautical Safety: A Review of NASA’s Aviation Safety-Related Research Programs

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Transportation Research Board,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee for the Review of NASA's Aviation Safety-Related Programs

      Advancing the state of aviation safety is a central mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Congress requested this review of NASA’s aviation safety-related research programs, seeking an…

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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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      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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      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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      An Assessment of NASA’s National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service

      Committee on NASA's National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS) Project: An Independent Assessment,National Research Council

      The National Research Council of the National Academies was requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to perform an independent assessment of NASA’s National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service…

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      From Earth to Orbit: An Assessment of Transportation Options

      Committee on Earth-to-Orbit Transportation Options,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,Donna V. Porter

      Provides strategies to reduce launch costs, while increasing the reliability and resiliency of vehicles. This work also recommends continued improvements for the Space Shuttle Orbiter and its subsystems and the…

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