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Space Studies Board Annual Report-1992 (Letter Reports)
Space Studies Board
Annual Report—1992
4
Letter Reports
During 1992, the Space Studies Board and its committees released ten
letter reports, which this section presents in full in chronological order of release.
Letter reports generally arise out of deliberations by a discipline committee in
connection with its oversight responsibility. These reports, which document the
consensus of the authoring committee, are submitted to the Board for approval at
its next meeting. The members of the Board review the arguments and
recommendations contained in the committee submission. Often, the Board
writes a cover letter that may address, from a broader perspective, issues raised
in the committee submission. In these cases, the final package is structured as a
cover letter that summarizes the conclusions of the committee in the context of
these broader issues and that is signed by the chairs of both the Board and the
authoring committee, and the committee's scientific assessment, which is
provided as an attachment. Examples are the flight program reviews of the
REPORT MENU
Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration. In other cases, such as the 1992
NOTICE
statements on the space station and AXAF, the Board itself develops a
FROM THE CHAIR
recommendation and submits it to NRC review for approval and release.
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
In response to a request it received on September 26, 1991, the
CHAPTER 3
Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration assessed the congruence
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5 between NASA's Solar System Exploration Division's 1991 strategic plan
document and previous advice of the committee. The letter (Section 4.1)
discussing the committee's conclusions was approved and released on January
14. On March 30, the Board sent a letter (4.2) to NASA Administrator Richard
Truly with a set of reports on Space Station Freedom, the baseline CRAF/Cassini
mission, and AXAF. This package included a space station letter and a scientific
assessment (4.3) addressed to Mr. Arnold Aldrich, Associate Administrator for
Space Systems Development, and letters to Dr. Lennard Fisk, Associate
Administrator for Space Science and Applications, on CRAF/Cassini (4.4) and
AXAF (4.5). Following completion by the Committee on Earth Studies of a
requested review of NOAA's strategic plan for polar-orbiting operational
environmental satellites, the Board sent a preliminary assessment (4.6) on April
30 to Mr. Russell Koffler, NOAA Deputy Assistant Administrator for Satellite and
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Information Services.
Later, on August 20 and 21, the Board released to NASA a second set of
reports dealing with several proposed planetary missions and with the future of
the Bevalac accelerator facility. Prepared by the Committee on Space Biology
and Medicine, a letter (4.7) discussing the role of the Department of Energy's
BEVALAC accelerator facility was sent to Energy Secretary James Watkins and
to NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin. A letter and report (4.8) on the Office of
Exploration's proposed robotic lunar precursor missions were sent to Associate
Administrator Michael Griffin. A second letter and report (4.9) on the joint
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO)/NASA Clementine mission to the
Moon and an asteroid were sent to SDIO Deputy for Technology, Dr. Simon
Worden, and to NASA Director of the Solar System Exploration Division, Dr.
Wesley Huntress. On October 19, the Board forwarded a letter and supporting
COMPLEX assessment (4.10) on the restructured Cassini-only mission to Dr.
Lennard Fisk, Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications.
[Letter report text is not provided below;
links are provided to the online letters.]
4.1 On the Solar System Exploration Division's 1991 Strategic Plan
The Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration sent the following
letter to Dr. Wesley Huntress, Director of NASA's Solar System Exploration
Division, on January 14, 1992.
4.2 Letter to the NASA Administrator
The Space Studies Board sent the following letter to NASA Administrator
Richard H. Truly on March 30, 1992. Included with it were the subsequent letters
and assessments on the space station, CRAF/Cassini, and AXAF.
4.3 On the Space Station Freedom Program
The Space Studies Board sent the following letter and attached
assessment to Mr. Arnold D. Aldrich, NASA Associate Administrator for Space
Systems Development, on March 30, 1992.
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4.4 On the CRAF/Cassini Mission
The Space Studies Board and its Committee on Planetary and Lunar
Exploration sent the following letter and assessment to Dr. Lennard Fisk, NASA
Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications, on March 30, 1992.
4.5 On the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility
The Space Studies Board sent the following letter to Dr. Lennard A. Fisk,
NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications, on March 30,
1992.
4.6 On NOAA Requirements for Polar-Orbiting
Environmental Satellites
The Committee on Earth Studies sent the following letter to Mr. Russell
Koffler, NOAA Deputy Assistant Administrator/NESDIS, on April 30, 1992.
4.7 On Continued Operation of the BEVALAC Facility
The Space Studies Board and its Committee on Space Biology and
Medicine addressed the following letter to Secretary of Energy James D. Watkins
and NASA Administrator Daniel J. Goldin on August 20, 1992.
4.8 On Robotic Lunar Precursor Missions of the Office of Exploration
The Space Studies Board and its Committee on Planetary and Lunar
Exploration addressed the following letter and attached assessment to Dr.
Michael D. Griffin, NASA Associate Administrator for Exploration, on August 21,
1992.
4.9 On the NASA/SDIO Clementine Moon/Asteroid Mission
The Space Studies Board and its Committee on Planetary and Lunar
Exploration sent the following letter and assessment to Dr. Simon P. Worden,
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Deputy for Technology of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, and Dr.
Wesley Huntress, Director of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA, on
August 21, 1992.
4.10 On the Restructured Cassini Mission
The Space Studies Board and Committee on Planetary and Lunar
Exploration sent the following letter and assessment to Dr. Lennard A. Fisk,
NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications, on October
19, 1992.
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