Factors Affecting the Utilization of the International Space Station for Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences

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Publication Year:2003

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Task Group on Research on the International Space Station, National Research Council, National Academy of Public Administration
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Prologue	1-2	(skim)
Executive Summary	3-7	(skim)
1 Introduction	8-12	(skim)
2 Impact of ISS Changes on Physical Sciences Research	13-28	(skim)
3 Impact of ISS Changes on Bioastronautics	29-48	(skim)
4 Impact of ISS Changes on Fundamental Biology	49-57	(skim)
5 Conclusions and Recommendations	58-64	(skim)
References	65-68	(skim)
Appendix A: Future Investigations in Materials Science Planned for the ISS	69-71	(skim)
Appendix B: Planned ISS Combustion-Related Investigations through 2006	72-72	(skim)
Appendix C: Future Flight Investigations in Fluid Physics Planned for ISS	73-74	(skim)
Appendix D: List of ISS Fundamental Physics Experiments 2002-2008	75-76	(skim)
Appendix E: Systems Physiology Experiments Planned for the ISS	77-79	(skim)
Appendix F: Cardiovascular Physiology Experiments	80-80	(skim)
Appendix G: Future Bone and Muscle Physiology Experiments for ISS	81-81	(skim)
Appendix H: Radiation Experiments Currently Planned for the ISS	82-82	(skim)
Appendix I: Future Investigations in Cell and Developmental Biology on the ISS	83-83	(skim)
Appendix J: Future Experiments in Plant Biology Currently Planned for the ISS	84-84	(skim)
Appendix K: Acronym List and Glossary	85-85	(skim)
Appendix L: Excerpt from NASA Authorization Act of FY 2001	89-89	(skim)
Appendix M: Short Biographies	90-92	(skim)

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