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Space Studies Board Reports

1996-1998

 

 

 

 

1998

Assessment of Technology Development in NASA’s Office of Space Science, Space Studies Board Task Group on Technology Development in NASA’s Office of Space Science

 

Development and Application of Small Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radars, Space Studies Board Committee on Earth Studies

 

 

The Exploration of Near-Earth Objects, Space Studies Board Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration

 

Exploring the Trans-Neptunian Solar System, Space Studies Board Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration

 

Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects, Space Studies Board Steering Group for the Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects

 

Ground-based Solar Research: An Assessment and Strategy for the Future, Space Studies Board Task Group on Ground-based Solar Research

 

Readiness for the Upcoming Solar Maximum, Space Studies Board Committee on Solar and Space Physics and the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate’s Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research

 

Report of the Workshop on Biology-based Technology to Enhance Human Well-being and Function in Extended Space Exploration, Space Studies Board Steering Group for the Workshop on Biology-based Technology for Enhanced Space Exploration

 

 

A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century, Space Studies Board Committee on Space Biology and Medicine

 

 

U.S.-European Collaboration in Space Science, Space Studies Board Committee on International Space Programs and the European Science Foundation’s European Space Science Committee

   

“On ESA’s FIRST and Planck Missions,” letter from Space Studies Board chair Claude R. Canizares, Board on Physics and Astronomy chair Robert Dynes, and Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics co-chairs John Huchra and Thomas Prince, to Dr. Wesley T. Huntress, Jr., NASA associate administrator for space science (February 18)

   

“On Climate Change Research Measurements from NPOESS,” letter from Space Studies Board chair Claude R. Canizares and Committee on Earth Studies chair Mark Abbott to Dr. Ghassem Asar, associate administrator for NASA’s Office of Earth Science, and Mr. Robert S. Winokur, NOAA, director of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (May 27)

   
   

 

1997

The Human Exploration of Space, Space Studies Board Committee on Human Exploration

 

 

Lessons Learned from the Clementine Mission, Space Studies Board Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration

 

Mars Sample Return: Issues and Recommendations, Space Studies Board Task Group on Issues in Sample Return

 

A New Science Strategy for Space Astronomy and Astrophysics, Space Studies Board Task Group on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics

 

Reducing the Costs of Space Science Research Missions: Proceedings of a Workshop, Space Studies Board and Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board Joint Committee on Technology for Space Science and Applications

 

Science Management in the Human Exploration of Space, Space Studies Board Committee on Human Exploration

 

Scientific Assessment of NASA’s SMEX-MIDEX Space Physics Mission Selections, Space Studies Board Committee on Solar and Space Physics with the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate’s Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research

 

 

Space Weather: A Research Perspective, Space Studies Board Committee on Solar and Space Physics with the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate’s Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research

   

“An Assessment of the Solar and Space Physics Aspects of NASA’s Space Science Enterprise Strategic Plan,” Space Studies Board Committee on Solar and Space Physics with the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate’s Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research

   

“On Research Facilities Planning for the International Space Station, letter from Space Studies Board chair Claude R. Canizares, Committee on Space Biology and Medicine chair Mary Jane Osborn, and Committee on Microgravity Research former chair Martin E. Glicksman to NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin (July 8)

   

“On NASA’s Office of Space Science Draft Strategic Plan,” letter from Space Studies Board chair Claude R. Canizares to Dr. Wesley T. Huntress, Jr., associate administrator for NASA’s Office of Space Science (August 27)

   

 

1996

Archiving Microgravity Flight Data and Samples, Space Studies Board Committee on Microgravity Research

   

Assessment of Recent Changes in the Explorer Program, Space Studies Board Panel to Review the Explorer Program

 

Radiation Hazards to Crews of Interplanetary Missions: Biological Issues and Research Strategies, Space Studies Board Task Group on Biological Effects of Space Radiation

 

Review of NASA’s Planned Mars Program, Space Studies Board Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration

 

   

“On Optimum Phasing for SIRTF,” letter from Space Studies Board chair Claude R. Canizares, Board on Physics and Astronomy chair David N. Schramm, and Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics co-chairs Marcia J. Rieke and Marc Davis to NASA Chief Scientist France A. Cordova (February 2)

   

“On Internet Access to Astronaut Biomedical Data,” letter from Space Studies Board chair Claude R. Canizares and Committee on Space Biology and Medicine chair Mary Jane Osborn to Dr. Arnauld Nicogossian, acting associate administrator for NASA’s Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (July 24)

   

“On Scientific Assessment of NASA’s Solar System Exploration Roadmap,” letter from Space Studies Board chair Claude R. Canizares and Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration chair Ronald Greeley to Dr. Jurgen H. Rahe, science program director for NASA’s Solar System Exploration Division (August 23)

   
   

“On NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission Options,” letter from Space Studies Board chair Claude R. Canizares and Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration chair Ronald Greeley to Dr. Jurgen H. Rahe, science program director for NASA’s Solar System Exploration Division (December 3)

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