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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777452503321

Titolo

The mission of microgravity and physical sciences research at NASA [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Microgravity Research, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 p.)

Disciplina

531.14072

Soggetti

Research in reduced gravity environments

Physical sciences - Research

Astronautics - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Support for this project was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under contract numbers 96013 and 01001"--Leaf [ii].

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""The Mission of Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""MISSION STATEMENT FOR NASAâ€?S DIVISION OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES""; ""NEW RESEARCH AREAS""; ""1  Introduction and Background ""; ""CURRENT PROGRAM AREAS""; ""Fluid Research Program""; ""Materials Research Program""; ""Combustion Research Program""; ""Fundamental Physics Research Program""; ""Biotechnology Research Program""; ""NEW RESEARCH AREAS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2  Role of the NASA Physical Sciences Division ""

""3  New Opportunities at the Nanoscale and at the Interface Between Biology and the Physical and Engi ...""""NANOSCALE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES""; ""BIOMOLECULAR PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY""; ""CELLULAR BIOPHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY""; ""INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR HEDS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendixes""; ""B  Committee Biographies ""; ""Other Reports of the Space Studies Board""