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6 Intra-NASA Connections
Pages 48-51

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... In the context of this report, the recommendation should be viewed as one element in an integrated program to reduce radiation risk to astronauts involved in ISS construction, maintenance, and operations. Some units at NASA headquarters and NASA centers have their own programs to cope with the effects of radiation in space, and some units participate in other NASA radiation programs.
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From page 49...
... , and Lewis. Its goal is "to collect, develop, and disseminate the space environment technologies that are required to design, manufacture and operate reliable, cost effective spacecraft for the government and commercial sectors that accommodate or mitigate the effects of the space environment." Towards fulfilling this goal, it provides engineering definitions of the space environment, databases, and design guidelines and attempts to update its capabilities through directed research in response to an occasional NASA Research Announcement (NRA)
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From page 50...
... They also show great promise of advancing the scientific understanding of the dynamical space radiation environment of Earth and interplanetary space, which is another reason for extending them. Of particular note, the ISTP theory program has made significant advances in magnetohydrodynamic global modeling of the magnetosphere and its dynamical responses to interplanetary disturbances originating at the Sun (see Appendix A)
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From page 51...
... For example, the National Space Science Data Center at Goddard could evaluate the scientific merits and inadequacies of current scientific and engineering models and databases. JPL's presence on the task force is needed because JPL is the lead center for deep space missions and so should take part in policy and program developments that involve the interplanetary environment.
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