Title Forging the future of space science : the next 50 years : an international public seminar series organized by the Space Studies Board : selected lectures / Space Studies Board and Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

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

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 152 pages) : color illustrations Contents From the big bang to the Nobel prize and on to the James Webb space telescope / John C. Mather -- Global climate change and human causes / Ralph J. Cicerone -- Science goes to the moon and planets : celebrating 50 years since the IGY / Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. -- Leaving the planet : science and technology results on the international space station / Carl E. Walz -- The possibility of life elsewhere in the universe / Christopher F. Chyba -- Understanding the poles of earth, the moon, and mars / Christopher Rapley -- Voyager's journey to the edge of interstellar space / Edward C. Stone -- Future of space and earth robotic exploration : scientific and technological challenges and opportunities / Charles Elachi -- Explorer 1 : gateway to the never ending wonders of space science / The space studies board Van Allen lecture delivered by Frank B. McDonald -- Appendix A, The international geophysical year -- Appendix B, The space studies board -- Appendix C, Program of public events Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Online resource; title from PDF title page (National Academies Press, viewed Feb. 14, 2012) Subject Astronautics -- Congresses Space sciences -- Congresses Earth sciences -- Research Climatic changes Climate Change climate change. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Aeronautics & Astronautics. Astronautics Climatic changes Earth sciences -- Research Space sciences Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Space Science Board. National Research Council (U.S.). Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board. National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences. ISBN 9780309139472 0309139473 9786613134905 6613134902

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