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OTHER RECENT REPORTS OF THE SPACE STUDIES BOARD AND THE
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ENGINEERING BOARD
Assessment of a Plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid (Board on Physics and Astronomy [BPA] with Space Studies
Board [SSB], 2012)
Assessment of Planetary Protection Requirements for Spacecraft Missions to Icy Solar System Bodies (SSB, 2012)
Continuing Kepler’s Quest: Assessing Air Force Space Command’s Astrodynamics Standards (Aeronautics and Space
Engineering Board [ASEB], 2012)
Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Midterm Assessment of NASA’s Implementation of the Decadal
Survey (SSB, 2012)
The Effects of Solar Variability on Earth’s Climate: A Workshop Report (SSB, 2012)
NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA’s Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a
New Era in Space (ASEB, 2012)
NASA’s Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus (Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,
2012)
Recapturing NASA’s Aeronautics Flight Research Capabilities (ASEB, 2012)
Report of the Panel on Implementing Recommendations from the New Worlds, New Horizons Decadal Survey
(BPA and SSB, 2012)
Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment (ASEB, 2012)
Technical Evaluation of the NASA Model for Cancer Risk to Astronauts Due to Space Radiation (SSB, 2012)
Assessment of Impediments to Interagency Collaboration on Space and Earth Science Missions (SSB, 2011)
An Interim Report on NASA’s Draft Space Technology Roadmaps (ASEB, 2011)
Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs
(ASEB, 2011)
Panel Reports—New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics (BPA and SSB, 2011)
Preparing for the High Frontier—the Role and Training of NASA Astronauts in the Post-Space Shuttle Era
(ASEB, 2011)
Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era (SSB with ASEB,
2011)
Sharing the Adventure with the Public—The Value and Excitement of “Grand Questions” of Space Science and
Exploration: Summary of a Workshop (SSB, 2011)
Summary of the Workshop to Identify Gaps and Possible Directions for NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris
Programs (ASEB, 2011)
Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 (SSB, 2011)
Advancing Aeronautical Safety: A Review of NASA’s Aviation Safety-Related Research Programs (ASEB, 2010)
Capabilities for the Future: An Assessment of NASA Laboratories for Basic Research (Laboratory Assessments Board
with SSB and ASEB, 2010)
Controlling Cost Growth of NASA Earth and Space Science Missions (SSB, 2010)
Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth-Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies (SSB with ASEB, 2010)
An Enabling Foundation for NASA’s Space and Earth Science Missions (SSB, 2010)
Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era of Space Exploration: An Interim Report (SSB with ASEB, 2010)
New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics (BPA and SSB, 2010)
Revitalizing NASA’s Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing a Workforce
(SSB, 2010)
Limited copies of SSB reports are available free of charge from
Space Studies Board
National Research Council
The Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 334-4777/ssb@nas.edu
www.nationalacademies.org/ssb/ssb.html
Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society
iv
OTHER RECENT REPORTS OF THE SPACE STUDIES BOARD AND THE
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ENGINEERING BOARD
Assessment of a Plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid (Board on Physics and Astronomy [BPA] with Space Studies
Board [SSB], 2012)
Assessment of Planetary Protection Requirements for Spacecraft Missions to Icy Solar System Bodies (SSB, 2012)
Continuing Kepler’s Quest: Assessing Air Force Space Command’s Astrodynamics Standards (Aeronautics and Space
Engineering Board [ASEB], 2012)
Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Midterm Assessment of NASA’s Implementation of the Decadal
Survey (SSB, 2012)
The Effects of Solar Variability on Earth’s Climate: A Workshop Report (SSB, 2012)
NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA’s Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a
New Era in Space (ASEB, 2012)
NASA’s Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus (Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,
2012)
Recapturing NASA’s Aeronautics Flight Research Capabilities (ASEB, 2012)
Report of the Panel on Implementing Recommendations from the New Worlds, New Horizons Decadal Survey
(BPA and SSB, 2012)
Reusable Booster System: Review and Assessment (ASEB, 2012)
Technical Evaluation of the NASA Model for Cancer Risk to Astronauts Due to Space Radiation (SSB, 2012)
Assessment of Impediments to Interagency Collaboration on Space and Earth Science Missions (SSB, 2011)
An Interim Report on NASA’s Draft Space Technology Roadmaps (ASEB, 2011)
Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs
(ASEB, 2011)
Panel Reports—New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics (BPA and SSB, 2011)
Preparing for the High Frontier—the Role and Training of NASA Astronauts in the Post-Space Shuttle Era
(ASEB, 2011)
Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era (SSB with ASEB,
2011)
Sharing the Adventure with the Public—The Value and Excitement of “Grand Questions” of Space Science and
Exploration: Summary of a Workshop (SSB, 2011)
Summary of the Workshop to Identify Gaps and Possible Directions for NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris
Programs (ASEB, 2011)
Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 (SSB, 2011)
Advancing Aeronautical Safety: A Review of NASA’s Aviation Safety-Related Research Programs (ASEB, 2010)
Capabilities for the Future: An Assessment of NASA Laboratories for Basic Research (Laboratory Assessments Board
with SSB and ASEB, 2010)
Controlling Cost Growth of NASA Earth and Space Science Missions (SSB, 2010)
Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth-Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies (SSB with ASEB, 2010)
An Enabling Foundation for NASA’s Space and Earth Science Missions (SSB, 2010)
Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era of Space Exploration: An Interim Report (SSB with ASEB, 2010)
New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics (BPA and SSB, 2010)
Revitalizing NASA’s Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing a Workforce
(SSB, 2010)
Limited copies of SSB reports are available free of charge from
Space Studies Board
National Research Council
The Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 334-4777/ssb@nas.edu
www.nationalacademies.org/ssb/ssb.html