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Issues Affecting the Future of the U.S. Space Science and Engineering Workforce Interim Report (2006) / Chapter Skim
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5 Findings and Recommendations
Pages 29-30

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... The committee heard from many sourcesincluding representatives of NASA, the Department of Defense (DOD) , academia, and industrythat there may be shortages of qualified employees in specific skill areas and that there are concerns over whether the experience base in the current workforce is adequate to meet current and expected future needs in those selected areas of expertise.
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... The interest and the willingness of current and potential highly qualified employees to continue or to seek employment in space research and development depends not only on their passion for space exploration but also on their belief that it will offer them viable careers. Later recruitment will be especially challenging in areas where NASA curtails or terminates work in the near term, thereby handicapping or preventing later restoration of that workforce segment in, for instance, areas such as astrobiology, life sciences, and microgravity research.
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