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Space Studies Board Annual Report 1998 (1999)
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Space Studies Board

Contents

 

 

From the Chair

 

iii

 1

 

Charter and Organization of the Board

 

1

 2

 

Activities and Membership

 

9

 3

 

Summaries of Major Reports

 

34

   

3.1  Report of the Workshop on Biology-based Technology to Enhance Human Well-being and Function in Extended Space Exploration,

 

34

   

3.2  The Exploration of Near-Earth Objects,

 

39

   

3.3  Exploring the Trans-Neptunian Solar System,

 

41

   

3.4  Development and Application of Small Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radars,

 

47

   

3.5  Readiness for the Upcoming Solar Maximum,

 

51

   

3.6  U.S.-European Collaboration in Space Science,

 

55

   

3.7  A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century,

 

64

   

3.8  Evaluating the Biological Potential in Samples Returned from Planetary Satellites and Small Solar System Bodies: Framework for Decision Making,

 

79

   

3.9  Supporting Research and Data Analysis in NASA's Science Programs: Engines for Innovation and Synthesis,

 

85

   

3.10  Assessment of Technology Development in NASA's Office of Space Science,

 

90

   

3.11  Ground-based Solar Research: An Assessment and Strategy for the Future,

 

93

   

3.12  Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects,

 

98

 4

 

Short Reports

 

102

   

4.1  On ESA's FIRST and Planck Missions,

 

102

   

4.2  On Climate Change Research Measurements from NPOESS,

 

104

   

4.3  Assessment of NASA's Mars Exploration Architecture,

 

109

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Cumulative Bibliography

 

119

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Space Studies Board Contents     From the Chair   iii  1   Charter and Organization of the Board   1  2   Activities and Membership   9  3   Summaries of Major Reports   34     3.1  Report of the Workshop on Biology-based Technology to Enhance Human Well-being and Function in Extended Space Exploration,   34     3.2  The Exploration of Near-Earth Objects,   39     3.3  Exploring the Trans-Neptunian Solar System,   41     3.4  Development and Application of Small Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radars,   47     3.5  Readiness for the Upcoming Solar Maximum,   51     3.6  U.S.-European Collaboration in Space Science,   55     3.7  A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century,   64     3.8  Evaluating the Biological Potential in Samples Returned from Planetary Satellites and Small Solar System Bodies: Framework for Decision Making,   79     3.9  Supporting Research and Data Analysis in NASA's Science Programs: Engines for Innovation and Synthesis,   85     3.10  Assessment of Technology Development in NASA's Office of Space Science,   90     3.11  Ground-based Solar Research: An Assessment and Strategy for the Future,   93     3.12  Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects,   98  4   Short Reports   102     4.1  On ESA's FIRST and Planck Missions,   102     4.2  On Climate Change Research Measurements from NPOESS,   104     4.3  Assessment of NASA's Mars Exploration Architecture,   109  5   Cumulative Bibliography   119

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