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Space science in the twenty-first century : imperatives for the decades 1995 to 2015 : report of the study steering group / Space Science Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Space Science Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Space sciences.
- Astronomy.
- Cosmic physics.
- Space biology.
- Planets--Exploration.
- Planets.
- Relativity (Physics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (153 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Life sciences
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1988.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- OVERVIEW
- EXOBIOLOGY
- GLOBAL BIOLOGY/BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE
- CONTROLLED ECOLOGICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM (CELSS)
- SPACE BIOLOGY
- HUMAN BIOLOGY AND SPACE MEDICINE
- IMPLEMENTATION
- 2 Exobiology
- WHAT IS EXOBIOLOGY?
- PLANETARY EXPLORATION AND THE NEED FOR SPACE DATA
- RESEARCH TOPICS
- Formation and Evolution of Biogenic Elements and Compounds
- Nucleosynthesis and Ejection to the Interstellar Medium
- Chemical Evolution in the Interstellar Medium
- Protostellar Collapse
- Chemical Evolution in the Solar Nebula
- Growth of Planetesimals from Dust
- Accumulation and Thermal Processing of Planetoids
- Prebiotic and Chemical Evolution
- Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Transduction
- Early Life
- Replication and Transcription
- Translation
- Clays and Other Minerals as Catalysts
- Lipids and Compartments
- Early Biological Evolution
- The Evolution of Complex and Higher Organisms
- Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
- SPACE MISSIONS
- Introduction
- Pre-1995 Planetary Missions
- Venus
- Mars
- Comets and Asteroids
- Outer Planets
- Planetary Missions After 1995
- Sample Return Missions: The Next Step
- Targets and Strategies for Future Missions
- Sample Return from Mars
- Comet Sample Return
- In Situ Studies of Titan
- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 3 Global Biology / Biospheric Science
- BACKGROUND
- BIOSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS
- Biosphere-Climate Interactions
- Biosphere-Atmospheric Chemistry Interactions
- GLOBAL ECOLOGY
- Global Ecology Models and Data Handling
- 4 Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS)
- DEFINITION
- RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
- ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- 5 Space Biology
- THE PROBLEMS
- WORK TO DATE
- FUTURE WORK.
- Special Requirements
- 6 Human Biology and Space Medicine
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL USE OF ANIMALS
- Approach to Scientific Questions
- NEUROSENSORY PHYSIOLOGY
- Background
- Flight Experience
- Space Motion Sickness
- Vestibulo-Spinal Reflexes
- Proposed Research
- Overview
- Visual System
- Tactile and Proprioceptive Systems
- BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM
- Cellular Mechanisms
- Possibility of Urinary Tract Stone Formation
- Characterization
- Nutrition
- Summary
- MUSCLE METABOLISM
- Ground-Based Studies
- CARDIOVASCULAR, PULMONARY, AND RENAL SYSTEMS
- Cardiovascular Conditioning
- Pulmonary Function
- Renal Function
- Conclusions and Recommendation
- INTEGRATED FUNCTIONS
- Immune System
- Other Systems
- RADIATION EFFECTS
- Space Radiation Environment
- Spacecraft Radiation Environment
- Biological Effects
- BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE
- Environmental Factors
- Individual Factors
- Group Factors
- Integrative Factors
- Technology and Scientific Resource Requirements
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE
- Types of Care
- Unique Environmental Stresses
- Microorganisms
- Aerosols and Particulates
- Toxic Volatiles
- Water, Air, and Temperature
- 7 International Cooperation in Space Life Sciences
- 1. ONGOING AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)
- 2. AGREEMENTS PENDING
- 3. AGREEMENTS FINISHED
- 8 Instrumentation and Technology.
- INTRODUCTION
- General
- Specific Needs
- GLOBAL BIOLOGY
- SPACE MEDICINE
- COMPUTATION, INTEGRATION, AND ROBOTICS.
- Notes:
- Support for this project was provided by Contract NASW-3482 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-21486-4
- 9786610214860
- 0-309-59477-4
- 0-585-16839-3
- OCLC:
- 70746391
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