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2 Board and Standing Committees: Activities and Membership
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... . The Board then received updates from Jean-Pierre Swings, European Space Science Committee Chair; the chairs or representatives of the SSB standing committees; Len Fisk, 8
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... ; future SSB advice on mechanisms to improve decadal planning; an ad hoc study on NASA Science Flight Mission Management; and the new standing committee on biological and physical sciences in space. The Board also had a discussion with Sam Scimemi, NASA's International Space Station (ISS)
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... Jean-Pierre Swings, Université de Liège (liaison, chair of the European Space Science Committee) Membership of the SSB Executive Committee July 1, 2012–June 30, 2013 July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014 Charles F
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... Berkner Space Policy Intern U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR COSPAR The Committee on Space Research held its annual business meetings in Paris, France, during the week of March 18.
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... Carmela J Chamberlain, Administrative Coordinator, SSB STANDING COMMITTEES On March 6-8 the SSB's four standing committees held the first NRC Space Science Week.
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... Program Coordinator, ASEB COMMITTEE ON ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics, which operates under the joint auspices of the SSB and the BPA, met in-person on March 6-8 as part of the first-ever NRC Space Science Week. CAA received an update on the progress of the JWST, as well as programmatic updates on NASA's Astrophysics Program from division director Paul Hertz; the National Science Foundation's (NSF's)
From page 14...
... An Integrated Strategy for the Planetary Sciences: 1995-2010 (1994) Mars Sample Return: Issues and Recommendations Evaluating the Biological Potential in Samples Returned (1997)
From page 15...
... Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power and Propulsion (2005) Assessment of NASA's Mars Architecture 2007-2016 (2006)
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... CAA met on November 4-5, 2013, in Washington, D.C., and received briefings from the NASA Astro­ hysics p Division, NSF Astronomy Division, NSF Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics program, the Department of Energy High Energy Physics Office, and the James Webb Space Telescope Program Office. CAA also received overviews and updates from representatives of the SPICA, Gaia, and Euclid missions.
From page 17...
... Institutional Arrangements for the Space Telescope (1976) Institutional Arrangements The Explorer Program for Long-Lived Space Space Science in the Twenty for the Space Telescope: A Astronomy and Observatories for Astronomy First CenturyAstronomy and Mid-Term Review (1985)
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... As the quarter ended, the committee was planning its next in-person meeting, which took place as part of the 2nd annual NRC Space Science Week in Washington, D.C., on March 3-5, 2014. This meeting focused on preparations for the next decadal survey with community representatives and invited guests representing U.S.
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... (2011) Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Midterm Assessment of NASA's Implementation of the Decadal Survey (2012)
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... Program Coordinator, ASEB COMMITTEE ON SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS The Committee on Solar and Space Physics, which stood down while work was underway for the solar and space physics (heliophysics) decadal survey, met in person for the first time on March 6-8, 2013, during the NRC's Space Science Week.
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... " The committee remains interested in assisting in organizing activities that could be useful to decision makers faced with tight budgets and increasing demands for information about Earth's space weather. The committee received an update on the National Space Weather Program from Michael Bonadonna of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology and conducted a roundtable discussion with Mr.
From page 22...
... Scientific Assessment of NASA's Space Weather: An Assessment of the Solar and Space Physics Aspects of SMEX-MIDEX Space Physics A Research NASA's Space Science Enterprise Strategic Plan (1997) Mission Selections (1997)
From page 23...
... A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century (1998) Readiness Issues Related to Research in the Biological and Physical Review of NASA's Sciences on the International Space Station (2001)
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... Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA (2003) Review of NASA Plans for the International Space Station (2006)


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