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Accessory to war : the unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military
\"Examine[s] how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war ... because the astrophysicists and military planners care about many of the same things: multi-spectral detection, ranging, tracking, imaging, high ground, nuclear fusion, and access to space\"-- Provided by publisher.
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An Assessment of Balance in NASA's Science Programs
When the space exploration initiative was announced, Congress asked the NRC to review
the science NASA proposed to carryout under the initiative. It also asked the NRC to
assess whether this program would provide balanced scientific research across the
established disciplines supported by NASA in addition to supporting the new initiative.
In 2005, the NRC released three studies focusing on a portion of that task, but changes at
NASA forced the postponement of the last phase. This report presents that last phase
with an assessment of the health of the NASA scientific disciplines under the budget
requests imposed by the exploration initiative. The report also provides an analysis of
whether the science budget appropriately reflects cross-disciplinary scientific priorities.
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The astronaut maker : how one mysterious engineer ran human spaceflight for a generation
\"One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA's history, George W. S. Abbey was called \"the Dark Lord,\" \"the Godfather,\" and \"UNO\" (unidentified NASA official) by those within NASA. From young pilot and wannabe astronaut to engineer, bureaucrat, and finally director of the Johnson Space Center (\"mission control\"), Abbey's story has never been fully told--until now. This fascinating account takes readers inside NASA to learn the real story of how Abbey rose to power and wielded it out of the spotlight. Informed by countless hours of interviews with Abbey and his family, friends, adversaries, and former colleagues, The Astronaut Maker is the ultimate insider's account of ambition and power politics at NASA\"-- Provided by publisher.
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A Performance Assessment of NASA's Astrophysics Program
While a number of remarkable discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics have taken place over the past 20 years, many important questions remain. Continued progress in these fields will require NASA's leadership. To help determine if NASA can meet this challenge, Congress, in the 2005 NASA Authorization Act, directed the agency to have \"[t]he performance of each division in the Science directorate...reviewed and assessed by the National Academy of Sciences at 5-year intervals.\" In early 2006, NASA asked the NRC to conduct such an assessment for the agency's Astrophysics Division. This report presents an assessment of how well NASA's current program addresses the strategies, goals, and priorities outlined in previous Academy reports. The report provides an analysis of progress toward realizing these strategies, goals, and priorities; and a discussion of actions that could be taken to optimize the scientific value of the program in the context of current and forecasted resources.
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Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos
Advances made by physicists in understanding matter, space, and time and by astronomers in understanding the universe as a whole have closely intertwined the question being asked about the universe at its two extremes-the very large and the very small. This report identifies 11 key questions that have a good chance to be answered in the next decade. It urges that a new research strategy be created that brings to bear the techniques of both astronomy and sub-atomic physics in a cross-disciplinary way to address these questions. The report presents seven recommendations to facilitate the necessary research and development coordination. These recommendations identify key priorities for future scientific projects critical for realizing these scientific opportunities.
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U. S. Astronomy and Astrophysics
In its fiscal year 2002 budget summary document the Bush administration expressed concern--based in part on the findings and conclusions of two National Research Council studies--about recent trends in the federal funding of astronomy and astrophysics research.
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NASA's Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is widely admired for astonishing accomplishments since its formation in 1958. Looking ahead over a comparable period of time, what can the nation and the world expect of NASA? What will be the agency's goals and objectives, and what will be the strategy for achieving them? More fundamentally, how will the goals, objectives, and strategy be established and by whom? How will they be modified to reflect changes in science, technology, national priorities, and available resources?
In late 2011, the United States Congress directed the NASA Office of Inspector General to commission a \"comprehensive independent assessment of NASA's strategic direction and agency management.\" Subsequently, NASA requested that the National Research Council (NRC) conduct this independent assessment. In the spring of 2012, the NRC Committee on NASA's Strategic Direction was formed and began work on its task. The committee determined that, only with a national consensus on the agency's future strategic direction-along the lines described in the full NRC report-can NASA continue to deliver the wonder, the knowledge, the national security and economic benefits, and the technology that have been typified by its earlier history. NASA's Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus summarizes the findings and recommendations of the committee.
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The decade of discovery in astronomy and astrophysics
Astronomers and astrophysicists are making revolutionary advances in our understanding of planets, stars, galaxies, and even the structure of the universe itself. The Decade of Discovery presents a survey of this exciting field of science and offers a prioritized agenda for space- and ground-based research into the twenty-first century.The book presents specific recommendations, programs, and expenditure levels to meet the needs of the astronomy and astrophysics communities.Accessible to the interested lay reader, the book explores:The technological investments needed for instruments that will be built in the next century.The importance of the computer revolution to all aspects of astronomical research.The potential usefulness of the moon as an observatory site.Policy issues relevant to the funding of astronomy and the execution of astronomical projects.The Decade of Discovery will prove valuable to science policymakers, research administrators, scientists, and students in the physical sciences, and interested lay readers.Alternate Selection, Astronomy Book Club
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Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium
In this new book, a distinguished panel makes recommendations for the nation's programs in astronomy and astrophysics, including a number of new initiatives for observing the universe. With the goal of optimum value, the recommendations address the role of federal research agencies, allocation of funding, training for scientists, competition and collaboration among space facilities, and much more.
The book identifies the most pressing science questions and explains how specific efforts, from the Next Generation Space Telescope to theoretical studies, will help reveal the answers. Discussions of how emerging information technologies can help scientists make sense of the wealth of data available are also included.
Astronomy has significant impact on science in general as well as on public imagination. The committee discusses how to integrate astronomical discoveries into our education system and our national life.
In preparing the New Millennium report, the AASC made use of a series of panel reports that address various aspects of ground- and space-based astronomy and astrophysics. These reports provide in-depth technical detail.
Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millenium: An Overview summarizes the science goals and recommended initiatives in a short, richly illustrated, non-technical booklet.
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