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Grading NASA's solar system exploration program : a midterm report / Committee on Assessing the Solar System Exploration Program, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Assessing the Solar System Exploration Program.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Office of Space Science and Applications. Solar System Exploration Division--Evaluation.
- United States.
- Planets--Exploration.
- Planets.
- Outer space--Exploration--United States.
- Outer space.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (100 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The NASA Authorization Act of 2005 directed the agency to ask the NRC to assess the performance of each division in the NASA Science directorate at five-year intervals. In this connection, NASA 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 NASA's progress in fulfilling those recommendations including an evaluation how well it is doing and of current trends. The book covers key science questions, flight missions, Mars exploration, research and analysis, and enabling technologies. Recommendations are provided for those areas in particular need of improvement.
- Contents:
- ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Science""; ""3 Flight Missions""; ""4 Mars""; ""5 Research and Analysis, Planetary Astronomy, and Flight Mission Data Analysis""; ""6 Enabling Technologies""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Appendix C: Technology Background""; ""Appendix D: NASA Technology Readiness Levels""; ""Appendix E: Acronyms""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786611300333
- 9781281300331
- 1281300330
- 9780309114936
- 0309114934
- OCLC:
- 923278619
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