Annual report. 1998 / Space Studies Board, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board.

Contributor:

National Academy Press (U.S.)

Series:

NASA contractor report ; NASA CR.

Annual report: Space Studies Board ; 1998

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space sciences--United States.

Space sciences.

National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board.

National Research Council (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Space Studies Board annual report

Activities of the Space Studies Board, annual report

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Annual Report 1998""; ""Contents""; ""1 Charter and Organization of the Board ""; ""THE FOUNDING CHARTER OF THE SPACE SCIENCE BOARD""; ""THE SPACE STUDIES BOARD TODAY""; ""MAJOR FUNCTIONS""; ""Oversight of Space Research Disciplines""; ""Interdisciplinary Studies""; ""International Representation and Cooperation""; ""Advisory Outreach""; ""ORGANIZATION""; ""The Space Studies Board""; ""Internal and Steering Committees of the Board""; ""Standing Committees""; ""Task Groups""; ""Workshops and Special Projects""; ""Collaboration with Other NRC Units""; ""2 Activities and Membership ""

""FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS""""SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS""; ""THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS""; ""FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS""; ""PERFORMANCE MEASURES""; ""Membership of the Space Studies Board""; ""COMMITTEE ON ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS""; ""CAA Membership""; ""COMMITTEE ON PLANETARY AND LUNAR EXPLORATION""; ""COMPLEX Membership""; ""COMMITTEE ON SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS""; ""CSSP Membership""; ""COMMITTEE ON EARTH STUDIES""; ""CES Membership""; ""COMMITTEE ON SPACE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE""; ""CSBM Membership""; ""COMMITTEE ON MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH""; ""CMGR Membership""

""COMMITTEE ON HUMAN EXPLORATION""""CHEX Membership""; ""COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE PROGRAMS""; ""CISP Membership""; ""JOINT COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY""; ""JCT Membership""; ""TASK GROUP ON GROUND-BASED SOLAR RESEARCH""; ""TGGSR Membership""; ""TASK GROUP ON SAMPLE RETURN FROM SMALL SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES""; ""TGSRSSSB Membership""; ""TASK GROUP ON RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS PROGRAMS""; ""TGRAP Membership""; ""TASK GROUP ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN NASA'S OFFICE OF SPACE SCIENCE""; ""TGTOSS Membership""; ""WORKSHOP ON BIOLOGY-BASED TECHNOLOGY FOR ENHANCED SPACE EXPLORATION""

""Steering Group Membership""""WORKSHOP ON SUBSTELLAR-MASS OBJECTS""; ""Steering Group for WSMO Membership""; ""WORKSHOP ON SIZE LIMITS OF VERY SMALL MICROORGANISMS""; ""Steering Group on Astrobiology Membership""; ""3 Summaries of Major Reports ""; ""3.1 REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP ON BIOLOGY-BASED TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE HUMAN WELL-BEING AND FUNCTION IN EXTENDED SPACE EXPLORATION""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPLYING BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES""; ""Enhancing Human Well-Being""; ""Topics for Follow-on Workshops""; ""Research Areas Offering Short-Term Payoffs""

""Research Areas Offering Long-Term Payoffs""""Enhancing Human Presence and Function""; ""Topics for Follow-on Workshops""; ""Research Areas Offering Short-Term Payoffs""; ""Research Areas Offering Long-Term Payoffs""; ""3.2 THE EXPLORATION OF NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""3.3 EXPLORING THE TRANS-NEPTUNIAN SOLAR SYSTEM""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS""; ""Triton""; ""Pluto and Charon""; ""Kuiper Belt Objects""; ""Centaurs""; ""KEY MEASUREMENTS""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Spacecraft Missions""; ""Augmentations""; ""Spacecraft Technology""

""Telescopic Observations""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC:

560534986