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Leveraging commercial space for earth and ocean remote sensing

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2022

Leveraging Commercial Space for Earth and Ocean Remote Sensing assesses the feasibility and implications of creating and exploiting partnerships for developing, deploying, and operating a system of satellites and supporting infrastructure capabl[...]

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Origins, world and life : a decadal strategy for planetary science and astrobiology, 2023-2032

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2022

"Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 highlights key science questions, identifies priority missions, and presents a comprehensive research strategy that includes both planetary defense a[...]

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Planning the future space weather operations and research infrastructure

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2021

In response to a request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - and with the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation - the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, [...]

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Space nuclear propulsion for human Mars exploration : consensus study report

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2021

Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration identifies primary technical and programmatic challenges, merits, and risks for developing and demonstrating space nuclear propulsion technologies of interest to future exploration missions. Th[...]

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Space radiation and astronaut health : managing and communicating cancer risks

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2021

Astronauts face unique health-related risks during crewed space missions, and longer-duration missions that extend to greater distances in our solar system (including to the Moon and Mars) will likely increase those risks. Cancer risks due to io[...]

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Commercial space operations noise and sonic boom measurements

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2020

As the frequency of commercial space operations and number of licensed launch sites in the United States continue to grow rapidly, accurately assessing the impacts of propulsion noise and sonic booms on surrounding communities will become even m[...]

Evolving the geodetic infrastructure to meet new scientific needs

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2020

Satellite remote sensing is the primary tool for measuring global changes in the land, ocean, biosphere, and atmosphere. Over the past three decades, active remote sensing technologies have enabled increasingly precise measurements of Earth proc[...]

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An astrobiology strategy for the search for life in the universe

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2019

Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. It is an inherently interdisciplinary field that encompasses astronomy, biology, geology, heliophysics, and planetary science, including comple[...]

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Thriving on our changing planet : a decadal strategy for earth observation from space

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2018

Thriving on Our Changing Planet presents prioritized science, applications, and observations, along with related strategic and programmatic guidance, to support the U.S. civil space Earth observation program over the coming decade.

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NASA space technology roadmaps and priorities revisited

National Research Council (U.S.) ; Steering Committee for NASA Technology Roadmaps. (United States), Author | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2016

NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) has begun to rebuild the advanced space technology program in the agency with plans laid out in 14 draft technology roadmaps. It has been years since NASA has had a vigorous, broad-based program in a[...]

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National security space defense and protection

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2016

"It is not yet 60 years since the first artificial satellite was placed into Earth orbit. In just over a half century, mankind has gone from no presence in outer space to a condition of high dependence on orbiting satellites. These sensors, r[...]

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Next generation Earth system prediction : strategies for subseasonal to seasonal forecasts

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2016

As the nation’s economic activities, security concerns, and stewardship of natural resources become increasingly complex and globally interrelated, they become ever more sensitive to adverse impacts from weather, climate, and other natural pheno[...]

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Refinements to the methods for developing spacecraft exposure guidelines

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2016

Human spaceflight is inherently risky, with numerous potential hazards posed at each phase of a mission. Potential health risks during spaceflights include short-term health consequences from being in microgravity, as well as long-term health co[...]

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Review of NASA's evidence reports on human health risks

Carol E.H. Scott-Conner, Author | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2016

Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2015 Letter Report is the third in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidence reports that the National Aeronautics and Spa[...]

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Climate intervention : reflecting sunlight to cool Earth

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2015

The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem is greenhouse gas emissions, and the fundamental solution is curbing those [...]

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Continuity of NASA earth observations from space: : a value framework

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2015

NASA's Earth Science Division (ESD) conducts a wide range of satellite and suborbital missions to observe Earth's land surface and interior, biosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans as part of a program to improve understanding of Earth as [...]

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Review of the MEPAG report on Mars special regions

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2015

Planetary protection is a guiding principle in the design of an interplanetary mission, aiming to prevent biological contamination of both the target celestial body and the Earth. The protection of high-priority science goals, the search for lif[...]

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Sea change : 2015-2025 decadal survey of ocean sciences

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2015

Ocean science connects a global community of scientists in many disciplines - physics, chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics. New observational and computational technologies are transforming the ability of scientists to study the global oc[...]

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3D Printing in Space

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2014

Additive manufacturing has the potential to positively affect human spaceflight operations by enabling the in-orbit manufacture of replacement parts and tools, which could reduce existing logistics requirements for the International Space Statio[...]

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Health standards for long duration and exploration spaceflight : ethics principles, responsibilities, and decision framework

Jeffrey P. Kahn, Editor ; Catharyn T. Liverman, Editor ; Margaret A. McCoy, Editor | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2014

Since its inception, the U.S. human spaceflight program has grown from launching a single man into orbit to an ongoing space presence involving numerous crewmembers. As the U.S. space program evolves, propelled in part by increasing internationa[...]

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Pathways to exploration: : rationales and Approaches for a U.S. program of human space exploration

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2014

The United States has publicly funded its human spaceflight program on a continuous basis for more than a half-century, through three wars and a half-dozen recessions, from the early Mercury and Gemini suborbital and Earth orbital missions, to t[...]

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Review of NASA's evidence reports on human health risks

Catharyn T. Liverman, Author ; Margaret A. McCoy, Author ; Daniel Masys, Author ; Carol E.H. Scott-Conner, Author ; Institute of Medicine (U.S.).; Board on Health Sciences Policy (United States), Author | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2014

eview of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2014 Letter Report is the second in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidence reports that the National Aeronautics and Spa[...]

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Landsat and beyond : sustaining and enhancing the Nation's land imaging program

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2013

The Department of the Interior's (DOI's) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) requested that the National Research Council's (NRC's) Committee on Implementation of a Sustained Land Imaging Program review the needs and opportunities necessary for the de[...]

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Assessment of planetary protection requirements for spacecraft missions to icy solar system bodies

National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on Planetary Protection Standards for Icy Bodies in the Outer Solar System (Washington, D.C., United States), Issuing body | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2012

This current NRC report revisits and extends the findings and recommendations of the 2000 Europa report in light of recent advances in planetary and life sciences and, among other tasks, assesses the risk of contamination of icy bodies in the so[...]

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Continuing Kepler's quest : assessing Air Force Space Command's astrodynamics standards

National Research Council (U.S.) ; Committee for the Assessment of the U.S. Air Force's Astrodynamics Standards (United States), Issuing body | Washington : The National Academies Press | 2012

In February 2009, the commercial communications satellite Iridium 33 collided with the Russian military communications satellite Cosmos 2251. The collision, which was not the first recorded between two satellites in orbit--but the most recent an[...]

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