• Front Matter R1-R14

• Forging the Future of Space Science: The Next 50 Years 1-1

• John C. Mather 2-2

• From the Big Bang to the Nobel Prize and on to the James Webb Space Telescope--John C. Mather 3-21

• Ralph J. Cicerone 22-22

• Global Climate Change and Human Causes--Ralph J. Cicerone 23-39

• Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. 40-40

• Science Goes to the Moon and Planets: Celebrating 50 years since the IGY--Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. 41-59

• Carl E. Walz 60-60

• Leaving the Planet: Science and Technology Results on the International Space Station--Carl E. Walz 61-75

• Christopher F. Chyba 76-76

• The Possibility of Life Elsewhere in the Universe--Christopher F. Chyba 77-89

• Christopher Rapley 90-90

• Understanding the Poles of Earth, the Moon, and Mars--Christopher Rapley 91-107

• Edward C. Stone 108-108

• Voyager's Journey to the Edge of Interstellar Space--Edward C. Stone 109-117

• Charles Elachi 118-118

• Future of Space and Earth Robotic Exploration: Scientific and Technological Challenges and Opportunities--Charles Elachi 119-125

• Frank B. McDonald 126-126

• Explorer 1: Gateway to the Never Ending Wonders of Space Science--The Space Studies Board Van Allen Lecture delivered by Frank B. McDonald 127-144

• Appendixes 145-146

• Appendix A: The International Geophysical Year 147-148

• Appendix B: The Space Studies Board 149-150

• Appendix C:Program of Public Events 151-152

" Science Goes to the Moon and Planets: Celebrating 50 years since the IGY--Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. ." Forging the Future of Space Science: The Next 50 Years . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010 .

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