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Title Managing the space sciences / Committee on the Future of Space Science, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Application, National Research Council
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 104 pages) : illustrations
Contents ""MANAGING THE SPACE SCIENCES""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""GENERAL BACKGROUND""; ""TASK GROUP ON ALTERNATIVE ORGANIZATIONS""; ""TASK GROUP ON RESEARCH PRIORITIZATION""; ""TASK GROUP ON TECHNOLOGY""; ""2 Science at NASA""; ""RATIONALE FOR NASA SCIENCE""; ""Space Science Programs""; ""Technology for Space Science""; ""MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT NASA""; ""Space Science""; ""Technology for Space Science""; ""THE BUDGET FOR SPACE SCIENCE AT NASA""; ""Space Science Budgets""; ""Technology Budgets""
""NASA SCIENCE RELATIONSHIPS""""International Agreements""; ""Interagency Agreements""; ""Management Considerations""; ""HOW OTHERS MANAGE SCIENCE AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGY""; ""Science�NSF, NIH, DOE, and NASA""; ""Advanced Technology�ARPA and NASA""; ""3 The Changing Environment for Science at NASA""; ""RATIONALE FOR SPACE SCIENCE""; ""BUDGET ISSUES""; ""THE CHANGING CHARACTER OF MISSIONS AND TECHNOLOGY""; ""Missions""; ""Technology for Space Science""; ""THE GROWTH OF CAPABILITIES OUTSIDE OF NASA""; ""MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES""; ""4 Alternative Organizations: Analysis and Findings""
""PRINCIPLES OF SCIENCE ORGANIZATION""""Axioms""; ""Goals""; ""MANAGEMENT OF THE NASA SCIENCE ORGANIZATION""; ""NASA HEADQUARTERS SCIENCE ORGANIZATION""; ""NASA CENTER SCIENCE ORGANIZATION""; ""OTHER ISSUES""; ""Balance Between In-House and Out-of-House Research""; ""Industrial Versus Institutional Funding""; ""Reporting Relationship of the Centers to Headquarters""; ""Role of the Project Scientist""; ""Oversight""; ""5 Research Prioritization: Analysis and Findings ""; ""PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH PRIORITIZATION""; ""Axioms""; ""Goals""; ""PRIORITIZATION OF SCIENCE AT NASA""
""Defining the Problem""""Disciplines""; ""Structure and Participants""; ""NRC Participants""; ""NASA Advisory Participants""; ""NASA Management Participants""; ""THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS""; ""Key Elements""; ""Tasks""; ""SUMMARY OF PRIORITIZATION TASKS, TOOLS, AND PARTICIPANTS""; ""Summary Matrix""; ""Recommendations for NASA Management""; ""6 Technology: Analysis and Findings ""; ""THE NEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND THE SPACE SCIENCES""; ""The Integration of Science and Technology""; ""Previous Studies""; ""TECHNOLOGY PLANNING""; ""TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT""
""Near-term Technologies""""Far-term Technologies""; ""The Role of NASA Headquarters""; ""The Role of the Field Centers""; ""Participation of Industry and Academia""; ""TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION""; ""TECHNOLOGY BUDGETS""; ""7 Collected Recommendations""; ""ESTABLISHMENT OF A “NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SPACE SCIENCE�""; ""ROLE OF THE NASA CHIEF SCIENTIST""; ""THE ROLE OF HEADQUARTERS""; ""NASA FIELD CENTER ISSUES""; ""THE SCIENCE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS""; ""TECHNOLOGY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION""; ""Appendixes""; ""APPENDIX A""
Analysis Astronomy/Astrophysics
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Space sciences -- United States -- Management
SCIENCE -- Space Science.
AEROSPACE SCIENCES.
MANAGEMENT.
United States
UNITED STATES.
Form Electronic book
Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Future of Space Science.
National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board.
National Research Council (U.S.)
ISBN 0309586631
9780309586634