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Solar and Space Physics: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

Task Group on Solar and Space Physics,Space Science Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

From the interior of the Sun, to the upper atmosphere and near-space environment of Earth, and outward to a region far beyond Pluto where the Sun’s influence wanes, advances during…

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Life Sciences: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

Task Group on Life Sciences,Space Science Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Mission to Planet Earth

Task Group on Earth Sciences,Space Science Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Planetary and Lunar Exploration: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century – Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Science Board,Task Group on Planetary and Lunar Exploration,National Academy of Sciences

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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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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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Fundamental Physics and Chemistry: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

Task Group on Fundamental Physics and Chemistry,Space Science Board,National Research Council

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Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society

Committee on a Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics),Space Studies Board,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Division of Earth and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

From the interior of the Sun, to the upper atmosphere and near-space environment of Earth, and outward to a region far beyond Pluto where the Sun’s influence wanes, advances during…

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Solar and Space Physics and Its Role in Space Exploration

Committee on Assessment of the Role of Solar and Space Physics in NASA's Space Exploration Initiative,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

In February 2004, the President announced a goal for NASA; to use humans and robots together to explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond. In response to this initiative, NASA has…

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The Sun to the Earth, and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics

Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

While various accomplishments have answered important questions about the physics of the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and the space environments of Earth and other solar system bodies, they have also…

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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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Astronomy and Astrophysics: Space Science in the Twenty-First Century - Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

Task Group on Astronomy and Astrophysics,Space Science Board,National Research Council,Leo A. Orleans

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Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos

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

To help define and systematize the universal aspects of the field of space physics, the National Research Council was asked by NASA’s Office of Space Science to provide a scientific…

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Exploration of the Outer Heliosphere and the Local Interstellar Medium: A Workshop Report

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

A report that presents the summary of a workshop held in May 2003 by the Space Studies Board’s Committee on Solar and Space Physics to synthesize understanding of the physics…

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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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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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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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Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium

Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Offers recommendations for the programs in astronomy and astrophysics, including initiatives for observing the universe. With the goal of optimum value, in this book, a distinguished panel addresses the role…

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A Performance Assessment of NASA’s Astrophysics Program

NASA Astrophysics Performance Assessment Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Presents an assessment of how NASA’s program addresses the strategies, goals, and priorities outlined in Academy reports on Astrophysics. This report provides an analysis of progress toward realizing these strategies…

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Federal Funding of Astronomical Research

Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA), at its meeting on September 8, 1997, was briefed on the legislative report accompanying the bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998…

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U.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics: Managing an Integrated Program

Committee on the Organization and Management of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics,Space Studies Board,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

In its fiscal year 2002 budget summary document the Bush administration expressed concern-based in part on the findings and conclusions of two National Research Council studies-about recent trends in the…

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Distributed Arrays of Small Instruments for Solar-Terrestrial Research: Report of a Workshop

Ad Hoc Committee on Distributed Arrays of Small Instruments for Research and Monitoring in Solar-Terrestrial Physics: A Workshop,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

To explore the scientific rationale for the distributed array of small instruments (DASI), the infrastructure needed to support and make use of such arrays, and proposals for a deployment implementation…

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Space Radiation Hazards and the Vision for Space Exploration: Report of a Workshop

Ad Hoc Committee on the Solar System Radiation Environment and NASA's Vision for Space Exploration: A Workshop,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Presents a discussion of radiation risks for the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE). This workshop report also gives an assessment of specifying and predicting the space radiation environment, an analysis…

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Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview

Report of the Study Steering Group,Space Science Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Assessment of a Plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid

Committee on the Assessment of a Plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid,National Research Council,National Academies

NASA proposed to make a hardware contribution to the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Euclid mission in exchange for U.S. membership on the Euclid Science Team and science data access. The…

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Revealing the Hidden Nature of Space and Time: Charting the Course for Elementary Particle Physics

Committee on Elementary Particle Physics in the 21st Century,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides an assessment of the scientific challenges in particle physics, including the key questions and experimental opportunities, the status of the US program and the strategic framework in which it…

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Review of NOAA Working Group Report on Maintaining the Continuation of Long-term Satellite Total Solar Irradiance Observation

Committee on Evaluating NOAA's Plan to Mitigate the Loss of Total Solar Irradiance Measurements from Space,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

Solar irradiance is a vital source of energy input for the Earth’s climate system and its variability has the potential to mitigate or exacerbate a human-created climate. This report evaluates…

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