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2 Activities and Membership
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-107 mission and all of the unique research equipment and facilities that were carried aboard Columbia. They also faced an uncertain near-term future that included a shuttle fleet composed of only three orbiters, a shuttle flight standdown of unknown duration, and equally uncertain impacts on the completion and use of the International Space Station (ISS)
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Other special guests during the meeting included David Southwood, Science Programme director for the European Space Agency, and Charles Bennett, principal investigator for NASA's WiLkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe mission. After discussions with Office of Space Science representatives Marc Allen and Lisa May Board members synthesized comments from several SSB standing committees and began preparations for a report on the Board's independent review of the draft "2003 Space Science Enterprise Strategy." The Board also conducted internal discussions of two draft SSB reports Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led Earth Science Missions, by the Committee on Earth Studies, and Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos, by the Committee on Solar and Space Physics.
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A major agenda item for the meeting was an extended discussion of space policy in the aftermath of the Columbia accident and of possible relevant SSB actions to promote a constructive national debate on the subject. A special highlight was a series of briefings about key research and technology activities at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, as well as the opportunity to tour the International Space Station payload operations control center and to hear about work in the microgravity research laboratories.
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Bagian, chair of the Task Group on Research on the International Space Station; and Peter Voorhees, chair of the Committee on Microgravity Research. The Board also welcomed Lennard A
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; Torrence Johnson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Curt Niebur, NASA Headquarters, on Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter, part of Project Prometheus; SSB member Margaret Kivelson on the American Astronomical Society conference on women in astronomy; SSB member Roger Angel on the NRC Workshop on Large Optics in Space; and SSB staff officer Pamela Whitney on dissemination of the three remote-sensing reports. Status reports on studies in progress were given by Allen Huang, chair of the Committee on Environmental Satellite Data Utilization; Michael Freilich, chair of the Committee on Earth Studies; Craig Wheeler, co-chair of the Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life; Roger Blandford, co-chair of the Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics; and Reta Beebe, chair of the Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration.
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The reports included two full-length studies, one topical report of under 100 pages, and two letter reports. Except for the Space Studies Board Annual Report 2002, all reports were subjected to full peer review under oversight by the NRC Report Review Committee (RRC)
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SSB X Satellite Observations of the Earth's Environment: CONNTRO X X Accelerating the Transition of Research to Operations Space Studies Board Annual [Report—2002 SSB All Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led CES X Earth Science Missions The Sun to the Earthbound Beyond: Panel Reports SSPSP X X X DOD aAuthoring committee or board TO Task Group SSB Space Studies Board CONNTRO Committee on NASA-NOAA Transition from Research to Operations CES Committee on Earth Studies SSPSP Solar and Space Physics Survey Panels bPrincinal agency audience ~ - , ~ OSS NASA Office of Space Science OBPR NASA Office of Biological and Physical Research OES NASA Office of Earth Science NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NSF National Science Foundation DOD Department of Defense assistance of SSB staff, must provide some response to every specific comment from every external reviewer. The response-to-review process is overseen and refereed by an independent coordinator, to ensure that appropriate technical revisions are made to the report, and by a monitor appointed by the PRC, to ensure that the revised report complies with NRC policy and standards.
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TABLE 2.3 Summary of Participation in Space Studies Board Activities, January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2003 Government and Nonprofit Total Academia National Facilitiesa Private Industry and Others Individuals Board/committee members 167 43 44 10 264 Guest experts 61 91 14 11 177 Reviewers 19 5 5 1 30 Workshop participants 17 6 1 0 24 Total 264 145 64 22 495 NOTE: Counts of individuals are subject to an uncertainty of +3 due to possible miscategorization. aIncludes government agencies and national facilities (e.g., NOAO, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Space Telescope Science Institute)
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14 Space Studies Board Annual Report 2003 Oh ~ 14o Q ~ 120 10a~ I 8I 64 2 Focusecd Broac 20 ~ Hi_ _ `§ ~ `~ `~ `~§ `~ `§ `§ ~ `~ ~ 0°° 0°` 0°~ god Year FIGURE 2.1 Number and type of peer-reviewed Space Studies Board reports published from 1988 through 2003. MULTIPLE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 1 9 NSF 11 NASA/OBPR 14 NASA-WIDE 6 NASA/DES 19 NASA/OSS 37 FIGURE 2.2 Principal federal agency audiences for Space Studies Board reports published from 1997 through 2003.
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As a consequence of these activities, roughly 5,700 additional SSB reports were distributed and more than 100 addresses were added to mailing lists for future SSB reports. Membership of the Space Studies Board Lennard A
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Member of the Executive Committee. Space Studies Board Annual Report 2003 COMMITTEE ON ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA)
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| Review of Gravity Probe B 1 1995 Failed Stars and Super Planets 1998 A Scientific Assessment of a New Technology Orbital Telescope 1995 ~ ~ ~ _ ~ A New Science Strategy for So ace Astronomy end astrophysics ~ ~ A Strategy for Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy 1 1997 1 1 1995 Federal Funding of Astronomical Research 2000 1 ~ Ground-Based Solar Research 1998 ~ , , .
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Term ended during 2003. Space Studies Board Annual Report 2003 COMMITTEE ON PLANETARY AND LUNAR EXPLORATION The Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration (COMPLEX)
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Spilker, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Phillippe Masson, Laboratoire de Geologic Dynamique, European Space Science Committee Liaison David H Smith, Study Director Brian Dewhurst, Research Associate Rodney N
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.................. - New Frontiers in the So/a r System:An /ntegra ted Exploration Strategy 2002 FIGURE 2.4 SSB-NRC advice on solar system exploration (1969-20021.
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Moses, USRA Center for Advanced Space Studies Gerald Schubert, University of California, Los Angeles Inner Planets Panel Membership Carte M Pieters, Brown University (chair)
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This report looks at the scientific underpinnings of solar and space physics and their relation to areas such as astrophysics and laboratory plasma physics. The report was discussed by the Space Studies Board at its March 24-26 meeting and continued to undergo further revisions to prepare for external review.
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In addition, the committee began work on the popularization of the reports of the decadal survey in solar and space physics: The Sun to the Earth and Beyond: A Decc~dc~l Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics and The Sun to the Earth and Beyond: Panel Reports. The committee plans to publish a color brochure, intended for a broad audience ranging from policy makers to teachers, by mid-2004.
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1997 Readiness for the Upcoming Solar Maximum 1998 Ground-Based Solar Research: An Assessment and Strategy for the Future 1998 Scientific Assessment of NASAs SMEXMIDEX Space Physics Mission Selections 1997 24 Space Studies Board Annual Report 2003 | Solar System Space Physics in the 1980s: A Research Strategy l 1980 11 ' 1 An International Discussion on Research in Solar and Space Physics 19 3 1 1 -A Strategy for the Explorer Program for Solar and Space Physics 1984 1 1 Solar-Terrestrial Data Access, The Physics of the Distribution, end archiving Sun 1984 1985 ~ _ = An /mp/ementation Plan for Priorities in So/ar-System Space Physics 1985 Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015 Solar and Space Physics 1988 + '4 ~ C Assessment of Programs in Solar and Space Physics 1991 1991 | A Space Physics Paradox | 1 1 1994 1 1 A Science Strategy for Space Physics 1995 Space Weather: A Research Perspective An Assessment of the Solar and Space Physics Aspects of NASAs Space Science Enterprise Strategic Plan 1997 Radiation and the Astronomy and Intemational Space Astrophysics in the Station: Recommendations New Millennium to Reduce Risk 1999 2000 ~ ~ L l The Sun to the Earth—and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics 2002 FIGURE 2.5 SSB-NRC advice on solar and space physics (1980-2002~.
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The Sun to the Earth and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics was published by the National Academies Press on July 1, 2003. The chair of the survey committee, Louis Lanzerotti, discussed the recommendations of the survey at Space Weather Week, a conference organized by NOAA's Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colorado.
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Maran, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Terrance Onsager, NOAA Space Environment Center Space Studies Board Annual Report 2003
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Schunk, Utah State University COMMITTEE ON THE ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE 27 The Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life (COEL) , a joint activity between the Space Studies Board and the Board on Life Sciences, held its first meeting of 2003 in Washington, D.C., on March 12-14.
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Work continued on the study "The Astrophysical Context of Life." During the fourth quarter, COEL met at the National Academies' Beckman Center in ~vine, California, on October 8-10, to continue work on the study "The Astrophysical Context of Life." In addition, the committee heard presentations on the current status of NASA's Astrobiology program and on the activities of several of the focus groups sponsored by the NASA Astrobiology Institute. This quarter also saw significant progress in the initiation of a new project resulting from COEL's April 2002 Workshop on Alternative Life Forms (a.k.a., the Weird Life Workshop)
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"On Scientific Assessment of Options for the Disposition of the Galileo Spacecraft" 2000
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CES members were part of an ad hoc committee chaired by Robert Serafin, which reviewed the most recent draft of the Earth Science Enterprise Strategy, "Understanding and Protecting Our Home Planet." A letter report, which included detailed suggestions for substantive changes in the draft document, was delivered to NASA on July 31,2003 (the letter report is reprinted in Chapter 4 of this annual report)
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Kurt Thome, University of Arizona John Townshend, University of Maryland, College Park Arthur Charo, Study Director Richard Leshner, Research Associate Claudette Baylor-Fleming, Senior Program Assistant * All terms ended during 2003.
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Space Studies Board Annual Report 2003 COMMITTEE ON SPACE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE The Committee on Space Biology and Medicine (CSBM) was in hiatus for the duration of the TGRISS study and resumed to active status during the second quarter.
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Readiness Issues Related to Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences on the International Space Station 2001 .............................. Factors Affecting the Utilization of the International Space Station tOf Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences 2002 FIGURE 2.7 SSB-NRC advice on space biology and medicine (1960-2000~.
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On July 1, Dennis Readey of the Colorado School of Mines was appointed to the Space Studies Board to represent microgravity research; he will also serve as chair of CMGR. Preliminary discussions were held with NASA regarding the selection of the committee's next task.
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35 Materials Processing in Space 1978 Microgravity Science and Applications: Report on a Workshop 1 986 1 ~ 1 1 1 Toward a Microgravity Research Strategy 1 992 1 ~ "On Life and Microgravity Sciences and the Space Station Program" 1 994 "On the Utilization of the Space Station', 1 994 1 1 1 "On Research Facilities Planning for the International Space Station" 1 997 Readiness Issues Related to Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences on the Intemational Space Station 2001 | Factors Affecting the Utilization of | the Intemational Space Station for Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences 2002
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, initiated by the Space Studies Board in collaboration with the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, explores the need for a systematic approach to transitioning from research to operations at NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and considers, among other issues, approaches for streamlining the process of introducing new sensor and satellite technologies into the NESDIS satellite system and potential new users for NESDIS data and their needs.
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The first two days were information-gathering sessions. The committee heard from NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, NOAA NESDIS, NOAA National Climate Data Center, NOAA Space Environment Center, the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)
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Claudette K Baylor-Fleming, Senior Program Assistant FUTURE OF LARGE OPTICS IN SPACE During the third quarter, SSB member Roger Angel chaired a project-scoping meeting on Large Optics in Space at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, D.C., on September 25-26.
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Chamberlain, Senior Program Assistant U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR COSPAR During the first quarter, the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
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