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Setting Priorities for Space Research: Opportunities and Imperatives (Notice)
Setting Priorities for Space Research
Opportunities and Imperatives
NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the
Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn
from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of
Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee
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advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Frank
Press is president of the National Academy of Sciences.
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outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection
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of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility
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for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also
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sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages
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education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers.
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Dr. Robert M. White is president of the National Academy of Engineering.
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professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the
public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy
of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal
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research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the Institute of
Medicine.
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Setting Priorities for Space Research: Opportunities and Imperatives (Notice)
of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology
with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal
government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the
Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the
National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in
providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and
engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies
and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Frank Press and Dr. Robert M. White are
chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.
Support for this project was provided by Contract NASW 4627 between
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Administration.
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