| Title: | Recapturing a future for space exploration : life and physical sciences research for a new era |
| Authors: | National Research Council (U.S.) (United States), Author |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Publisher: | Washington : The National Academies Press, 2011 |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-0-309-16384-2 |
| Format: | 1 online resource (xx, 444 p.) / ill. (some col.) / 30 cm |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | TL858 |
| Subjects: | Life sciences research ; Outer space--Exploration ; Physical sciences research ; Space sciences--Research--United States |
| Contents note: | Introduction -- Review of NASA's program evolution in the life and physical sciences in low-gravity and microgravity environments -- Conducting microgravity research: U.S. and International Facilities -- Plant and microbial biology -- Behavior and mental health -- Animal and human biology -- Crosscutting issues for humans in the space environment -- Fundamental physical sciences in space -- Applied physical sciences -- Translation to space exploration systems -- The role of the international space station -- Establishing a life and physical sciences research program: programmatic issues -- Establishing a life and physical sciences research program: an integrated microgravity research portfolio. |
| Format : | Open Access |
| Access: | http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13048 |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=8399 |
