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2 Board and Standing Committees—Activities and Membership
Pages 9-24

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... , the Committee on Earth Studies, the Committee on Microgravity Research, the Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life (jointly with the Board on Life Sciences) , the Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration, the Committee on Solar and Space Physics, and the Committee on Space Biology and Medicine.
From page 10...
... Gerhard Haerendel, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (liaison, chair of the European Space Science Committee) SSB Staff Joseph K
From page 11...
... On the second day of the meeting Terri Lomax from the NASA Headquarters Exploration Systems Mission Directorate briefed the Board on International Space Station planning. Dennis Matson of JPL briefed the Board on the Cassini-Huygens Saturn mission.
From page 12...
... In separate briefings, Eric Smith of NASA Headquarters and John Mather of the Goddard Space Flight Center reported on progress and future plans for development of the James Webb Space Telescope. The Board addressed international aspects of space research with a briefing on current ESSC activities and the status of ESA planning for space exploration from Gerhard Haerandel, ESSC chair, and a briefing on the Chinese space program from Marcia Smith, Congressional Research Service.
From page 13...
... In addition, the committee heard a report from Matt Mountain about the conclusions of the JWST Science Assessment Team, which he led. During the second day of the meeting, the committee briefly discussed the role of NASA's science centers with the chair of the SSB's Astronomy Science Centers committee and spent the rest of the day discussing the presentations from the previous day, as well as issues pertaining to the next decadal survey.
From page 14...
... Institutional Arrangements for the Space Telescope (1976) Space Science in the The Explorer Long-Lived Space Institutional Twenty-First Program for Observatories for Arrangements for the CenturyAstronomy Astronomy and Space Telescope: A Astronomy and and Astrophysics Astrophysics (1986)
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... NASA Ames Research Center Chryssa Kouveliotou,* NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Charles McGruder III, Western Kentucky University Stephan S
From page 16...
... 1972-1985 (1971) Origin and Evolution of LifeImplications for the "Report of the Committee on Planetary and Lunar Planets: A Scientific Exploration," Section II of Report on Space Science -- 1975 Strategy for the 1980s (1976)
From page 17...
... As with the planetary protection project, COEL acted as the organizing committee for the ad hoc group that will actually draft the Mars astrobiology strategy. A historical summary of reports from COEL and related committees is presented in Figure 2.3.
From page 18...
... Planetary Materials: of the Comet Planetary Protection 1990-2000 (1990) Rendezvous -- Aste Categorization of the Comet Biological Contamination Rendezvous-Asteroid Flyby of Mars: Issues and roid Flyby Mission" Mission and the Titan Recommendations (1992)
From page 19...
... CSSP chair Dan Baker and SSB staff officer Art Charo served on the organizing committee for the workshop. Held on October 16-20 in Wintergreen, Virginia, it brought together more than 100 members of the space science, planetary science, radiation physics, spaceflight operations, and exploration engineering communities in order to: · Increase awareness and understanding of the complex array of solar and space physics issues pertinent to the environments of Earth, the Moon, and Mars; · Identify compelling research goals necessary to ensure the success of the Vision for Space Exploration in these environments; · Discuss the directions that research in these fields should take over the coming decades in order to achieve these goals.
From page 20...
... Scientific Assessment of NASA's Space Weather: A An Assessment of the Solar and Space Physics Aspects of SMEX-MIDEX Space Physics Research Perspective NASA's Space Science Enterprise Strategic Plan (1997) Mission Selections (1997)
From page 21...
... was not active during 2005, except for various tracking and dissemination activities such as providing requested materials and information (often to NASA and congressional staff) on prior studies, or assistance to related studies by other committees.
From page 22...
... A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century (1998) Review of NASA's Readiness Issues Related to Research in the Biological and Physical Biomedical Research Sciences on the International Space Station (2001)
From page 23...
... for Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences (2002) Review of NASA Plans for the International Space Station (2005)
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... was not active during 2005, except for various tracking and dissemination activities such as providing requested materials and information on prior reports or assistance to related studies by other committees. A historical summary of reports from CMGR and related committees is presented in Figure 2.6.


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