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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458508903321

Titolo

Revitalizing NASA's suborbital program [[electronic resource] ] : advancing science, driving innovation, and developing workforce / / Committee on NASA's Suborbital Research Capabilities ; Space Studies Board ; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-55436-0

9786612554360

0-309-15084-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (99 p.)

Disciplina

629.40973

Soggetti

Astrophysics - Research - United States - Planning

Aeronautics - United States - Planning

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 NASA's Airborne Research Capabilities""; ""3 NASA's Balloon Research Capabilities""; ""4 NASA's Sounding Rocket Capabilities""; ""5 The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy""; ""6 Progressing from Education to Training to Workforce Development""; ""7 Potential Opportunities for Commercial Suborbital Capabilities""; ""8 An Overview of NASA's Suborbital Research Capabilities: Assessment, Findings, and Recommendations""; ""Bibliography""; ""Appendixes""

""Appendix A: NASA Request and NASA Authorization Act of 2008 Section 505""""Appendix B: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix C: Public Agendas for Meetings""; ""Appendix D: Biographies of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Appendix F: NASA Sounding Rocket Budget History""