National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Space Studies Board, Committee on an Assessment of the Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets (AFTA) Mission Concepts
Evaluation of the Implementation of WFIRST in the Context of New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics assesses whether the proposed Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets (AFTA) design reference mission described in the April 30, 2013 r...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on the Role of High-Power, High-Frequency-Band Transmitters in Advancing Ionospheric/Thermospheric Research: A Workshop
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Orbital Debris Programs
A Summary of the Workshop to Identify the Gaps and Possible Directions for NASAs Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Programs summarizes the two-day workshop held on March 9-10, 2011, where various stakeholders presented diverse perspectives on matte...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Program Prioritization Panels
Herein are the reports of Astro2010s five Science Frontier Panels and four Program Prioritization Panels, which assisted in a survey of space-based and ground-based astronomy and astrophysics a decade after the previous survey. The sciences covered...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics
(Izdošanas datums: 04-Jan-2011, Hardback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309158022)
The Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics was charged to report on the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of observations of the cosmos; the extent of common ground between fundamental physics and cosmology; and US gover...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Driven by Discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically over the course of the last few decades. Based on a broad and comprehensive survey of scientific opportunities, infr...Lasīt vairāk
The past quarter century of space science has been extraordinarily productive. The United States has held the lead in space science during most of these years, exploring new worlds, discovering new phenomena in space, and providing new ways to observ...Lasīt vairāk
Early in 1984, NASA asked the Space Science Board to undertake a study to determine the principal scientific issues that the discipline of space science would face during the period from about 1995 to 2015. This request was made partly because NASA e...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Committee to Review NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program
Presents an assessment of NASAs Exploration Technology Development Programs various projects including a quality rating, an analysis of how effectively the research is carried out, and the degree to which the research is aligned with the Vision fo...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Committee on the Potential Impact of High-End Computing on Illustrative Fields of Science and Engineering
A study that considers as examples, four fields of science and engineering to determine which of their major challenges are critically dependent on high-end capability computing (HECC): atmospheric science, astrophysics, chemical separations, and ev...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on New Opportunities in Solar System Exploration: An Evaluation of the New Frontiers Announcement of Opportunity, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council
The New Frontiers Program was created by NASA in 2002 at the recommendation of the NRCs decadal survey for solar system research. In order to optimize solar system research, the NRC recommended a series of principal-investigator missions that encou...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on the Evaluation of Radiation Shielding for Space Exploration, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council
With plans now afoot for the US to resume flights to the moon and thus subject astronauts to hard radiation, NASA requested information from the Council. The report discusses current knowledge about the radiation environment; the effects of radiation...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Committee to Conduct an Independent Assessment of the Nation's Wake Turbulence Research and Development Program
This report, from NASA and the National Research Council, assesses federal wake turbulence research and development programs to consider whether goals to address the issue of wake turbulence as a barrier to increased air traffic are well-defined, whe...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on Assessing the Solar System Exploration Program
NASA had requested the NRC to review the progress the Planetary Exploration Division has made in implementing recommendations from previous, relevant NRC studies. This book provides an assessment of NASAs progress in fulfilling those recommendation...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Space Studies Board, Committee on NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation
Beyond Einstein science is a term that applies to a set of new scientific challenges at the intersection of physics and astrophysics. Observations of the cosmos now have the potential to extend our basic physical laws beyond where 20th-century res...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on the Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon
Presents a review of the understanding of the early earth and moon; the identification of science concepts and goals for moon exploration. This report offers an assessment of implementation options; and a set of prioritized lunar science concepts, g...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on an Astrobiology Strategy for the Exploration of Mars
Presents a review of knowledge about possible life on Mars; an astrobiological assessment of current Mars missions; a review of Mars-mission planetary protection; and findings and recommendations. This report notes that the increase in understanding...Lasīt vairāk
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
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 day put a human on Mars. The long-term endeavor represented by the VSE is, however, subject to...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Space Studies Board, NASA Astrophysics Performance Assessment Committee
Presents an assessment of how NASAs program addresses the strategies, goals, and priorities outlined in Academy reports on Astrophysics. This report provides an analysis of progress toward realizing these strategies, goals, and priorities; and a di...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on Spacecraft Exposure Guidelines, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
The International Space Station is a closed and complex environment, so some contamination of its internal atmosphere and water system is expected. To protect space crews from contaminants in potable and hygiene water, the National Aeronautics and S...Lasīt vairāk
