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2 Activities and Membership
2 Activities and Membership
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In the meantime, the future of the aging Mir space station now in service was called into question by malfunctions and even a fire in its oxygen-generating equipment. On the political side, there is concern that reintroduction of design and cost uncertainty could impact the hard-fought consensus established in the Congress for the international space station program.
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A lengthening list of problems for the Mir space station was headlined when a departing Progress resupply module, being maneuvered for training purposes, lost control and punctured the Spektr module. While none of the three crew, including American Michael Foale, were injured, an internally routed power cable had to be disconnected and the available power level on the station was reduced to half.
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According to plans, astronaut Michael Foale was to be replaced on the Mir space station by another U.S. astronaut.
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This capability is significant because of the extension of the triangulation baseline that NEAR's trajectory adds to other gamma-ray detectors in low-Earth orbit; the longer baseline, which allows better determination of the direction to bursters, may help researchers identify these mysterious objects and subsequently understand where and what they are. Closer to home, the Space Studies Board sent NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin a letter on July 8 expressing concern about the prospect of a protracted hiatus in flight opportunities for the space laboratory sciences during the years of International Space Station assembly.
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Wesley Huntress cautioned the space science community in an open letter to the American Astronomical Society that the balanced budget agreement reached during the past year means that "the budget pressures will not ease, and the new programs for Space Science in our Strategic Plan will continue to be a fiscal challenge in the future." Compounding this are delays in at least the first launch element for the International Space Station, increasing costs which Congress would offset through cuts that will affect NASA's R&D account. The size of the offsets at this point remains uncertain.
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· How will the possible resurgence of budget pressures affect the federal effort in space science? What will be the impact as the construction of the International Space Station accelerates?
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Williams, Space Telescope Science Institute Louis J Lanzerotti, Lucent Technologies (ex officio, U.S.
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Given a European Space Agency tiger team report advising against merging the missions, and the CAA tabled the letter to await developments. NSF Astronomy Division Deputy Director Morris Aizenman alerted the committee to the House Science Committee Report 105-63 (accompanying H.R.
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The Space Studies Board sponsored an international meeting of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Strategic Implementation Team on February 6-7 at the Beckman Center in Irvine.
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William Rossow, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; Dr. Compton Tucker, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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all terms ended during 1997 COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE PROGRAMS During the first quarter, the name of the Committee on International Space Programs (CISP) , formerly the Committee on International Programs, was changed to distinguish the committee from other international committees and activities within the NRC complex.
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The CISP began contemplating the possibility of a follow-on project with Japan. The Committee on International Space Programs did not meet during the fourth quarter.
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Taylor, Clarendon Laboratory Jean-Claude Worms, Scientific Assistant to the Chairman of ESSC COMMITTEE ON MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH The Committee on Microgravity Research (CMGR) held a meeting in Washington, D.C., on February 26-28 for its task of assessing areas of microgravity science relevant to NASA's exploration goals.
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The types of presentations and reference materials needed for the next meeting were discussed and the meeting concluded with the assignment to develop a list of case-study topics before the next meeting. The CMGR met October 13-15 in Washington, D.C., to hear detailed briefings on several subjects pertinent to the second phase of its HEDS study, including the design of space station fluid transport systems and Mars exploration technologies.
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Following a teleconference with NASA Headquarters and coordination with the Committee on Solar and Space Physics, which was meeting at the same time in California, COMPLEX selected delegates (Drs. Greeley, Bagenal, and Jakosky)
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The meeting began with a status presentation by NASA's Deputy Director of Life Sciences Frank Sulzman. The committee was brought up to date on the biomedical institute planning as well as on issues involving the space station, where the flight hiatus continues to be a major concern.
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The meeting closed in executive session with a short review of planned activities. CSBM met September 6-8 in Washington, D.C., to review and revise the draft of its strategy report.
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For the most part, the briefings gave a picture of a wide range of involvement in solar and space physics and space weather applications. However, other than a new commitment on the part of NASA' s Sun-Earth Connection theme to exploit the ISTP and supporting spacecraft "great observatory" through the solar maximum years, there do not appear to be any special preparations for this upcoming event.
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Members of the task group met informally at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Solar Physics Division meeting at the end of June in Bozeman, Montana.
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Chamberlain, Senior Program Assistant TASK GROUP ON ISSUES IN SAMPLE RETURN The final report of the Task Group on Issues in Sample Return, entitled Mars Sample Return: Issues and Recommendations, was released in March. The report analyzes the likelihood of hazards arising from a Mars sample return, and, while determining this risk to be small, offers recommendations for safe handling of returned matenal.
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Marc Davis, University of California at Berkeley Jonathan E Grindlay, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Michael Hauser, Space Telescope Science Institute
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Elihu Boldt, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Kenneth I Kellermann, National Radio Astronomy Observatory Philip Lubin, University of California at Santa Barbara Richard F
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A draft report was prepared for the task group's third meeting on January 12-13, 1998, in Irvine. The final report will describe current understanding of the potential for contamination of Earth by samples returned from planetary satellites and small solar system bodies, make recommendations for areas of further study, and when feasible provide NASA with guidelines for decision making.
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The panel met in open session the morning of the first day to hear briefings from investigators performing behavioral research in areas relevant to this study. On the afternoon of the second day the committee was joined, via teleconference, by astronaut John Blaha for a discussion of his experiences training for, and flying aboard, the Mir space station.
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The results of the workshop will provide findings that the steering group will use to develop a list of general topic areas that may be the subjects of future workshops. The first half of the meeting was devoted to presentations by officials from NASA Headquarters representing the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications, OSS, the Office of Space Flight, and the Johnson Space Center.
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This was followed by a general discussion of important issues concerning substellar-mass objects (SMOs)
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