tailieunhanh - Research for a Future in Space: The Role of Life and Physical Sciences

Along the way to becoming a space-faring species, humanity has faced enormous challenges. Despite these many initial hurdles, however, the United States has contributed to the progress of human spaceflight by delivering the lunar landings, the space shuttle, and, in partnership with other nations, the International Space Station (ISS). NASA’s rich and successful history has been enabled by, and responsible for, a strong backbone of scientific and engineering research accomplishments. These milestones and future developments are made possible through ongoing advances in life and physical sciences research | Research for a Future in Space The Role of Life and Physical Sciences NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NAJJQML ACADEMIES Research for a Future in Space The Role of Life and Physical Sciences ISBN 978-0-309-26103-6 32 pages 8 1 2 x 11 PAPERBACK 2012 Copyright National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space Space Studies Board National Research Council THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES Adweti to the Notion on SoieiKe Engimeting and Medkine This booklet is based on the Space Studies Board SSB report Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era available for free online at . Details about obtaining copies of the full report as well as information on SSB and the Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences activities can be found online at www. ssb and deps respectively. Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration was authored by the Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space ELIZABETH R. CANTWELL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Co-chair WENDY M. KOHRT University of Colorado Denver Co-chair LARS BERGLUND University of California Davis NICHOLAS P. BIGELOW University of Rochester LEONARD H. CAVENY Independent Consultant Fort Washington Maryland VIJAY K. DHIR University of California Los Angeles JOEL E. DIMSDALE University of California San Diego School of Medicine NIKOLAOS A. GATSONIS Worcester Polytechnic Institute SIMON GILROY University of Wisconsin-Madison BENJAMIN D. LEVINE University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas RODOLFO R. LLINAS New York University Medical Center KATHRYN V. LOGAN Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University PHILIPPA MARRACK National Jewish Health GABOR A. SOMORJAI University of California Berkeley CHARLES M. TIPTON University of Arizona JOSE L. TORERO University of Edinburgh Scotland ROBERT WEGENG Pacific .