Technology thresholds for microgravity : status and prospects / D.A. Noever.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Noever, D. A., author.

Contributor:

George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, issuing body.

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, sponsoring body.

Series:

NASA technical memorandum ; 108526.

NASA technical memorandum ; 108526

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biotechnology.

Materials science.

Reduced gravity environments.

Space industrialization.

bioengineering.

Medical Subjects:

Biotechnology.

Genre:

Technical Memorandum

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 36 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

MSFC, Alabama : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, December 1996.

Summary:

The technological and economic thresholds for microgravity space research are estimated in materials science and biotechnology. In the 1990's, the improvement of materials processing has been identified as a national scientific priority, particularly for stimulating entrepreneurship. The substantial U.S. investment at stake in these critical technologies includes six broad categories: aerospace, transportation, health care, information, energy, and the environment. Microgravity space research addresses key technologies in each area. The viability of selected space-related industries is critically evaluated and a market share philosophy is developed, namely that incremental improvements in a large market's efficiency is a tangible reward from space-based research

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 6, 2016).

"December 1996."

"Performing organization: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama"--Report documentation page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-36).

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Microfiche version: Noever, D. A. Technology thresholds for microgravity

OCLC:

703645954