Capabilities for the Future:

An Assessment of NASA Laboratories for Basic Research

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Size: 112 pages, 8 1/2 x 11

Publication Year:2010

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Committee on the Assessment of NASA Laboratory Capabilities; National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
Summary	1-4	(skim)
1 Introduction	5-5	(skim)
2 Assessment Methodology	6-9	(skim)
3 Support for Fundamental Research at NASA	10-19	(skim)
4 Aeronautics Research	20-38	(skim)
5 Space and Earth Science Research	39-66	(skim)
6 Findings and Recommendations	67-76	(skim)
Appendixes	77-78	(skim)
Appendix A: Statement of Task	79-80	(skim)
Appendix B: Technology Readiness Level Descriptions	81-81	(skim)
Appendix C: Subcommittee Members	82-82	(skim)
Appendix D: Laboratories and Facilities Visited by the Committee	83-89	(skim)
Appendix E: Biographies of the Committee Members	90-96	(skim)
Appendix F: Acronyms	97-99	(skim)
Appendix G: List of Questions Sent to NASA Centers	100-100	(skim)

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Over the past 5 years or more, there has been a steady and significant decrease in NASA's laboratory capabilities, including equipment, maintenance, and facility upgrades. This adversely affects the support of NASA's scientists, who rely on these capabilities, as well as NASA's ability to make the basic scientific and technical contributions that others depend on for programs of national importance. The fundamental research community at NASA has been severely impacted by the budget reductions that are responsible for this decrease in laboratory capabilities, and as a result NASA's ability to support even NASA's future goals is in serious jeopardy.

Capabilities for the Future:

An Assessment of NASA Laboratories for Basic Research

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