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Appendix: Prior Year Letter Reports on the Space Station
Appendix: Prior Year Letter Reports on the Space Station
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To meet this need, the texts of these forerunner letters are provided here for convenient use. Section A.1 provides the original letter and attachments to Administrator Beggs in 1983 on the general place of the manned orbital laboratory within the REPORT MENU space science planning of the time; section A.2 is a letter sent to Space Station NOTICE Program Manager Andrew Stofan in 1987 on life sciences requirements; section FROM THE CHAIR A.3 provides further information on these issues; and section A.4 presents a letter CHAPTER 1 to Assistant Associate Administrator Joseph Alexander on the subject of cabin CHAPTER 2 atmosphere for the station.
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The Board emphasizes, however, that effective utilization of a space station system addressing these objectives will depend on the availability of resources beyond those required for the development of the space station. An adequate capability to support space science objectives for the next two decades already exists in the Space Shuttle augmented with appropriate upper stages.
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Last September the Space Science Board agreed to work with NASA in determining the technical capabilities a space station should have in order to address effectively the scientific objectives of the various space science disciplines. During the past year, the Board and its committees have had frequent interactions with the NASA Space Station Task Force, led by John Hodge, in fulfilling that commitment.
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Signed by Thomas M Donahue Chairman, Space Science Board SPACE SCIENCE BOARD ASSESSMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC VALUE OF A SPACE STATION During the past year, the Space Science Board has examined the question of what space systems are required to launch and support adequately the space science missions designed to attain the high priority science objectives identified by the Board and its committees.
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If NASA wishes to develop plans for such an ambitious and technically demanding space station for the next century, the Space Science Board would be pleased to work with NASA in defining the properties of such a space station. SPACE SCIENCE IN A SPACE STATION ERA In a recent statement entitled, "Space Science Board Assessment of the Scientific Value of a Space Station," the Space Science Board has addressed the issue of the space science need for a space station.
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Dennis Smith, Chairman of the Committee on Space Biology and Medicine, sent the following letter to Andrew Stofan, NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Space Station, on July 21, 1987. The Space Science Board's Committee on Space Biology and Medicine has recently published a report: A Strategy for Space Biology and Medicine for the 1980's and 1990's.
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A VFC is an essential instrument for the future of space biology and medicine. The Space Science Board has documented the need for a centrifuge for space biology and medical research in a number of published reports.
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To provide a timely response, the SSB's Committee on Space Biology and Medicine and Committee on Microgravity Research met together on November 28, 1990, to hear briefings from NASA personnel as input to developing the SSB's recommendations.1 The conclusions and recommendations transmitted in this letter report are based on information presented at that meeting as well as on the Board's and its Committees' ongoing interactions with NASA concerning SSF. Attachment A contains illustrative examples of some of the specific relevant materials science issues, both in terms of research and safety, and space biology and medicine issues, both in terms of research requirements and clinical considerations.
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. a manned space station could eventually provide significant opportunities for a number of disciplines in space science.3 The Board has made recommendations concerning use of a space station in several SSB reports published during the 1980s: Space Science in the Twenty First Century-Life Sciences and Space Science in the Twenty-First Century Fundamental Physics and Chemistry (National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1988)
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(From this perspective, the fraction of oxygen should actually be decreased to improve fire safety, not increased, as would be the case if the SSF pressure were lowered to 10.2 psi/"normoxic".) Providing for SSF fire safety is a tremendous challenge.
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If it ultimately proves necessary to lower the SSF's cabin atmosphere to 10.2 psi/"normoxic" (or other levels lower than 14.7) during SSF assembly, the Space Studies Board strongly recommends the following actions, at a minimum: 1.
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Lanzerotti Chairman, Space Studies Board ATTACHMENT A Illustrative Examples of Microgravity Science Issues and Space Biology and Medicine Issues Associated with Space Station Freedom Cabin Atmosphere Microgravity Science 1. The Space Studies Board concludes that the 10.2 psi/"normoxic" atmosphere being considered for Space Station Freedom (SSF)
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Developmental processes mediated by volatile plant hormones might also be affected, resulting in alterations in growth and such parameters as seed set and fruit ripening. 1November 28, 1990, briefings: OSSA Space Station Freedom restructure study guidelines, R
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3SpaceScience Board letter report to NASA Administrator James Beggs, September 9, 1983. 4NationalAcademy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering, Toward a New Era in Space: Realigning Policies to New Realities (National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1988)
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