Bibliography of SSB Reports Relevant to Astronomy and Astrophysics

2000

Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium, Board on Physics and Astronomy and the Space Studies Board

Interim Assessment of Research and Data Analysis in NASA's Office of Space Science, letter sent to Dr. Edward Weiler, NASA associate administrator for space science, from Space Studies Board Chair John McElroy

Federal Funding of Astronomical Research, Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics

Assessment of Mission Size Trade-offs for NASA's Earth and Space Science Missions, Ad Hoc Committee on the Assessment of Mission Size Trade-offs for Earth and Space Science Missions

Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium, Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee

"On the Space Science Enterprise Draft Strategic Plan," letter to Dr. Edward Weiler, associate administrator for NASA's Office of Space Science, from SSB Chair Claude Canizares, May 26

"On Continuing Assessment of Technology Development in NASA's Office of Space Science," letter to Dr. Edward J. Weiler, associate administrator for NASA's Office of Space Science from SSB Chair Claude Canizares and Task Group on Technology Development in NASA's Office of Space Science Chair Daniel Fink, March 15

1999

U.S.-European-Japanese Workshop on Space Cooperation: Summary Report, Committee on International Space Programs, Space Research Committee of the Science Council of Japan, and the European Space Science Committee of the European Science Foundation

"On Antarctic Astronomy," letter sent to to Dr. Hugh Van Horn, director of the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences, and Dr. Karl Erb, director of NSF's Office of Polar Programs, from the Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysic's Co-Chairs John Huchra and Thomas Prince, August 19

"On the National Science Foundation's Facility Instrumentation Program," letter to Dr. Hugh Van Horn, director of the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences, from SSB Chair Claude Canizares, Board on Physics and Astronomy Chair Robert Dynes, and Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics Co-Chairs John Huchra and Thomas Prince, June 2

1998

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

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

Assessment of Technology Development in NASA's Office of Space Science, Task Group on Technology Development in NASA's Office of Space Science

Supporting Research and Data Analysis in NASA's Science Programs: Engines for Innovation and Synthesis, Task Group on Research and Analysis Programs

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

"On ESA's FIRST and Planck Missions," letter to Dr. Wesley T. Huntress, associate administrator for NASA's Office of Space Science, from SSB Chair Claude Canizares, Board on Physics and Astronomy Chair Robert Dynes, and Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics Co-Chairs John Huchra and Thomas Prince, February 18

1997

"On NASA's Office of Space Science Draft Strategic Plan," letter to Dr. Wesley T. Huntress, associate administrator for NASA's Office of Space Science, from SSB Chair Claude Canizares, August 27

A New Science Strategy for Space Astronomy and Astrophysics, SSB and the Board on Physics and Astronomy Task Group on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics

1996

"On Optimum Phasing for SIRTF," letter to NASA Chief Scientist France Cordova from Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics Co-Chairs Marc Davis and Marcia Rieke, Board on Physics and Astronomy Chair David N. Schramm, and SSB Chair Claude R. Canizares, February 2

1995

A Scientific Assessment of a New Technology Orbital Telescope, Task Group on BMDO New Technology Orbital Observatory

Review of Gravity Probe B, SSB and the Board on Physics and Astronomy's Task Group on Gravity Probe B

A Strategy for Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy, SSB and the Board on Physics and Astronomy's Panel on Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy

1994

"On the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility and Cassini Saturn Probe," letter to Presidential Science Advisor John Gibbons from SSB Chair Claude Canizares and SSB Former Chair Louis Lanzerotti, July 5

"On the Space Infrared Telescope Facility and the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy," letter to Wesley Huntress, Jr., associate administrator for NASA's Office of Space Science, from SSB Chair Louis Lanzerotti, April 21

1993

"On the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility," Task Group on the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, April 28

1992

"On the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility," letter to Lennard A. Fisk, associate administrator for NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications, from SSB Chair Louis Lanzerotti, March 30

1990

The Search for Life's Origins: Progress and Future Directions in Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution, Committee on Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution

1988

Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015—Astronomy and Astrophysics, Task Group on Astronomy and Astrophysics

Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015—Overview, Steering Group on Space Science in the Twenty-First Century

Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015—Solar and Space Physics, Task Group on Solar and Space Physics

1987

Long-Lived Space Observatories for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Committee on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics

1986

The Explorer Program for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Committee on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics

1985

Institutional Arrangements for the Space Telescope: A Mid-Term Review, Space Telescope Science Institute Task Group/SSB Committee on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics

1983

"Space Telescope Science Issues," letter to NASA Administrator James Beggs from SSB Chair Thomas Donahue, June 8

"On the SIRTF Facility Phase B Study and Programmatic Procedures for the Explorer Program," Space Science Board

1981

Strategy for Space Research in Gravitational Physics in the 1980s, Committee on Gravitational Physics

1979

A Strategy for Space Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980s, Committee on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics

1978

Space Telescope Instrument Review Committee First Report, Space Science Board and the European Science Foundation

1976

Institutional Arrangements for the Space Telescope: Report of a Study at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, July 19-30, 1976, Space Science Board

An International Discussion of Space Observatories: Report of a Conference held at Williamsburg, Virginia, January 26-29, 1976, Space Science Board

1969

Scientific Uses of the Large Space Telescope, Ad Hoc Committee on the Large Space Telescope

1968

Planetary Astronomy: An Appraisal of Ground-Based Opportunities, Panel on Planetary Astronomy