Author: IsecgPublisher:
ISBN: 9781457849091
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Benefits Stemming from Space Exploration
Author: IsecgApplications of Space Flight in Materials Science and Technology
Author: Shirleigh SilvermanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Materials
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309163846
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
More than four decades have passed since a human first set foot on the Moon. Great strides have been made in our understanding of what is required to support an enduring human presence in space, as evidenced by progressively more advanced orbiting human outposts, culminating in the current International Space Station (ISS). However, of the more than 500 humans who have so far ventured into space, most have gone only as far as near-Earth orbit, and none have traveled beyond the orbit of the Moon. Achieving humans' further progress into the solar system had proved far more difficult than imagined in the heady days of the Apollo missions, but the potential rewards remain substantial. During its more than 50-year history, NASA's success in human space exploration has depended on the agency's ability to effectively address a wide range of biomedical, engineering, physical science, and related obstacles-an achievement made possible by NASA's strong and productive commitments to life and physical sciences research for human space exploration, and by its use of human space exploration infrastructures for scientific discovery. The Committee for the Decadal Survey of Biological and Physical Sciences acknowledges the many achievements of NASA, which are all the more remarkable given budgetary challenges and changing directions within the agency. In the past decade, however, a consequence of those challenges has been a life and physical sciences research program that was dramatically reduced in both scale and scope, with the result that the agency is poorly positioned to take full advantage of the scientific opportunities offered by the now fully equipped and staffed ISS laboratory, or to effectively pursue the scientific research needed to support the development of advanced human exploration capabilities. Although its review has left it deeply concerned about the current state of NASA's life and physical sciences research, the Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space is nevertheless convinced that a focused science and engineering program can achieve successes that will bring the space community, the U.S. public, and policymakers to an understanding that we are ready for the next significant phase of human space exploration. The goal of this report is to lay out steps and develop a forward-looking portfolio of research that will provide the basis for recapturing the excitement and value of human spaceflight-thereby enabling the U.S. space program to deliver on new exploration initiatives that serve the nation, excite the public, and place the United States again at the forefront of space exploration for the global good.
Aerospace Materials and Applications
Author: Biliyar N. BhatPublisher:
ISBN: 9781624104886
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The present volume is focused on documenting the novel processing, fabrication, characterization, and testing approaches that are unique to aerospace materials/structures/systems"--Preface.
NBS Special Publication
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Weights and measures
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Publications of the National Institute of Standards and Technology ... Catalog
Author: National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Publications
Author: United States. National Bureau of StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.
Basics of Space Flight Black & White Edition
Author: Dave DoodyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780615484112
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Here is a high quality snapshot of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's award winning online tutorial for interplanetary mission controllers. Broad in scope and loaded with references, these pages encompass the many fields and concepts that apply to interplanearty space exploration, and the relationships among them. Popular with teachers, students, and anyone who is curious about "how they do that.
Nanotechnology in Space
Author: Maria Letizia TerranovaPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000294498
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This book presents selected topics on nanotechnological applications in the strategic sector of space. It showcases some current activities and multidisciplinary approaches that have given an unprecedented control of matter at the nanoscale and will enable it to withstand the unique space environment. It focuses on the outstanding topic of dual-use nanotechnologies, illustrating the mutual benefits of key enabling materials that can be used successfully both on earth and in space. It highlights the importance of space as a strategic sector in the global economy, with ever-increasing related businesses worldwide. In this light, it dedicates a chapter to the analysis of current and future markets for space-related nanotechnological products and applications.