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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Report Series: Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and Physical Science Objectives: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26378.
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Report Series: Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space

Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services
(CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and
Physical Science Objectives

PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP

Robert Pool, Rapporteur

Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space

Space Studies Board

Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Report Series: Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and Physical Science Objectives: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26378.
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Suggested citation: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Report Series: Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and Physical Science Objectives: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26378.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Report Series: Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and Physical Science Objectives: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26378.
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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Report Series: Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and Physical Science Objectives: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26378.
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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Report Series: Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and Physical Science Objectives: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26378.
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COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES IN SPACE

DAVA J. NEWMAN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Co-Chair

ROBERT J. FERL,1 University of Florida, Co-Chair

MARY L. BOUXSEIN, Harvard Medical School

STEVEN H. COLLICOTT, Purdue University

VIJAY K. DHIR, NAE,2 University of California, Los Angeles

ALAIN KARMA, Northeastern University

MOHAMMAD KASSEMI, Case Western Reserve University and NASA Glenn Research Center

DOUGLAS M. MATSON, Tufts University

WAYNE L. NICHOLSON, University of Florida

JAMES A. PAWELCZYK, Pennsylvania State University

MARYLYN D. RITCHIE, University of Pennsylvania

JESSICA SCOTT, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

POL D. SPANOS, NAE, Rice University

JANA STOUDEMIRE, Axiom Space

JAMES T’IEN, Case Western Reserve University

KRYSTYN J. VAN VLIET,3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DAVID A. WEITZ,4 NAS5/NAE, Harvard University

Staff

SANDRA J. GRAHAM, Senior Program Officer, Study Director

SARA CRANDALL, Associate Program Officer

DIONNA WISE, Program Coordinator

COLLEEN N. HARTMAN, Director, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and Space Studies Board

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1 Resigned April 9, 2021, to co-chair the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research in Space 2023-2032.

2 Member, National Academy of Engineering.

3 Resigned April 9, 2021, to co-chair the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research in Space 2023-2032.

4 Resigned April 19, 2021.

5 Member, National Academy of Sciences.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Report Series: Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and Physical Science Objectives: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26378.
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SPACE STUDIES BOARD

MARGARET G. KIVELSON, NAS,1 University of California, Los Angeles, Chair

JAMES H. CROCKER, NAE,2 Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Vice Chair

GREGORY P. ASNER, NAS, Carnegie Institution for Science

JEFF M. BINGHAM, U.S. Senate (retired)

ADAM BURROWS, NAS, Princeton University

MARY LYNNE DITTMAR, Coalition for Deep Space Exploration

JEFF DOZIER, University of California, Santa Barbara

MELINDA DARBY DYAR, Mount Holyoke College

ANTONIO L. ELIAS, NAE, Orbital ATK, Inc.

VICTORIA HAMILTON, Southwest Research Institute

CHRYSSA KOUVELIOTOU, NAS, George Washington University

DENNIS P. LETTENMAIER, NAE, University of California, Los Angeles

ROSALY M. LOPES, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

STEPHEN J. MACKWELL, American Institute of Physics

DAVID J. MCCOMAS, Princeton University

LARRY J. PAXTON, Johns Hopkins University

ELIOT QUATAERT, NAS, Princeton University

MARK SAUNDERS, NASA (retired)

BARBARA SHERWOOD LOLLAR, University of Toronto

HOWARD SINGER, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

HARLAN E. SPENCE, University of New Hampshire

MARK H. THIEMENS, NAS, University of California, San Diego

ERIKA B WAGNER, Blue Origin, LLC

PAUL D. WOOSTER, Space Exploration Technologies

EDWARD L. WRIGHT, NAS, University of California, Los Angeles

Staff

COLLEEN N. HARTMAN, Director

TANJA PILZAK, Manager, Program Operations

CELESTE A. NAYLOR, Information Management Associate

MARGARET A. KNEMEYER, Financial Officer

RADAKA LIGHTFOOT, Financial Associate

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1 Member, National Academy of Sciences.

2 Member, National Academy of Engineering.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Report Series: Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and Physical Science Objectives: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26378.
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Acknowledgment of Reviewers

This Proceedings of a Workshop was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.

We thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings:

Antonio L. Elias, NAE,1 Orbital ATK, Inc., (retired),

Alan R. Hargens, University of California, San Diego,

Douglas M. Matson, Tufts University,

Jessica Scott, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and

Pol Spanos, NAE, Rice University.

Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations of the proceedings nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this proceedings was overseen by Louis J. Lanzerotti, NAE, New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this proceedings was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the rapporteur and the National Academies.

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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.

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After several decades since the last human visit, NASA is planning to return to the Moon, this time not only to visit but also to carry out extensive scientific experiments, establish a habitat occupied by astronauts, and learn lessons that will help in preparations for the eventual establishment of a human presence on Mars. The Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, overseen by NASA, will provide transport to the Moon for scientists who want to carry out research on the lunar surface or in orbit around the Moon.

Recognizing the need to introduce and explain the CLPS program to researchers, the Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on March 24-25, 2021 entitled "Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and Physical Science Objectives". The organization of the workshop was guided by the following question: Looking at the period of time prior to the release of the next decadal survey, how can this community support and utilize CLPS to address areas of research? This workshop proceedings summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop sessions.</>

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