Space science in the twenty-first century : imperatives for the decades 1995 to 2015 : report of the study steering group

Space science in the twenty-first century imperatives for the decades 1995 to 2015 : report of the study steering group

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Space Science Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council (author)
Autor Corporativo: Space Science Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press 1988.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Space sciences.
Astronomy.
Cosmic physics.
Space biology.
Planets > Exploration.
Relativity (Physics)
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015
  • Copyright
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • OVERVIEW
  • EXOBIOLOGY
  • GLOBAL BIOLOGY/BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE
  • CONTROLLED ECOLOGICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM (CELSS)
  • SPACE BIOLOGY
  • HUMAN BIOLOGY AND SPACE MEDICINE
  • IMPLEMENTATION
  • 2 Exobiology
  • WHAT IS EXOBIOLOGY?
  • PLANETARY EXPLORATION AND THE NEED FOR SPACE DATA
  • RESEARCH TOPICS
  • Formation and Evolution of Biogenic Elements and Compounds
  • Nucleosynthesis and Ejection to the Interstellar Medium
  • Chemical Evolution in the Interstellar Medium
  • Protostellar Collapse
  • Chemical Evolution in the Solar Nebula
  • Growth of Planetesimals from Dust
  • Accumulation and Thermal Processing of Planetoids
  • Prebiotic and Chemical Evolution
  • Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Transduction
  • Early Life
  • Replication and Transcription
  • Translation
  • Clays and Other Minerals as Catalysts
  • Lipids and Compartments
  • Early Biological Evolution
  • The Evolution of Complex and Higher Organisms
  • Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
  • SPACE MISSIONS
  • Introduction
  • Pre-1995 Planetary Missions
  • Venus
  • Mars
  • Comets and Asteroids
  • Outer Planets
  • Planetary Missions After 1995
  • Sample Return Missions: The Next Step
  • Targets and Strategies for Future Missions
  • Sample Return from Mars
  • Comet Sample Return
  • In Situ Studies of Titan
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 3 Global Biology / Biospheric Science
  • BACKGROUND
  • BIOSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS
  • Biosphere-Climate Interactions
  • Biosphere-Atmospheric Chemistry Interactions
  • GLOBAL ECOLOGY
  • Global Ecology Models and Data Handling
  • 4 Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS)
  • DEFINITION
  • RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
  • ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • 5 Space Biology
  • THE PROBLEMS
  • WORK TO DATE
  • FUTURE WORK.
  • Special Requirements
  • 6 Human Biology and Space Medicine
  • INTRODUCTION
  • EXPERIMENTAL USE OF ANIMALS
  • Approach to Scientific Questions
  • NEUROSENSORY PHYSIOLOGY
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Flight Experience
  • Space Motion Sickness
  • Vestibulo-Spinal Reflexes
  • Proposed Research
  • Overview
  • Visual System
  • Tactile and Proprioceptive Systems
  • BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Flight Experience
  • Cellular Mechanisms
  • Possibility of Urinary Tract Stone Formation
  • Proposed Research
  • Characterization
  • Cellular Mechanisms
  • Nutrition
  • Summary
  • MUSCLE METABOLISM
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Flight Experience
  • Ground-Based Studies
  • Proposed Research
  • CARDIOVASCULAR, PULMONARY, AND RENAL SYSTEMS
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Proposed Research
  • Cardiovascular Conditioning
  • Pulmonary Function
  • Renal Function
  • Conclusions and Recommendation
  • INTEGRATED FUNCTIONS
  • Introduction
  • Nutrition
  • Background
  • Proposed Research
  • Immune System
  • Background
  • Proposed Research
  • Other Systems
  • RADIATION EFFECTS
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Space Radiation Environment
  • Spacecraft Radiation Environment
  • Biological Effects
  • Proposed Research
  • BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Proposed Research
  • Overview
  • Environmental Factors
  • Individual Factors
  • Group Factors
  • Integrative Factors
  • Technology and Scientific Resource Requirements
  • HEALTH MAINTENANCE
  • Introduction
  • Types of Care
  • Unique Environmental Stresses
  • Microorganisms
  • Aerosols and Particulates
  • Toxic Volatiles
  • Water, Air, and Temperature
  • Proposed Research
  • 7 International Cooperation in Space Life Sciences
  • 1. ONGOING AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)
  • 2. AGREEMENTS PENDING
  • 3. AGREEMENTS FINISHED
  • 8 Instrumentation and Technology.
  • INTRODUCTION
  • EXOBIOLOGY
  • General
  • Specific Needs
  • GLOBAL BIOLOGY
  • General
  • Specific Needs
  • SPACE BIOLOGY
  • General
  • Specific Needs
  • SPACE MEDICINE
  • General
  • Specific Needs
  • CONTROLLED ECOLOGICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM (CELSS)
  • General
  • Specific Needs
  • COMPUTATION, INTEGRATION, AND ROBOTICS.

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