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Modern science is ever more driven by computations and simulations.
In particular, the state of the art in space and Earth science
often arises from complex simulations of climate, space weather,
and astronomical phenomena. At the same time, scientific work
requires data processing, presentation, and analysis through
broadly available proprietary and community software.1 Implicitly
or explicitly, software is central to science. Scientific
discovery, understanding, validation, and interpretation are all
enhanced by access to the source code of the software used by
scientists. This report investigates and recommends options for
NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) as it considers how to
establish a policy regarding open source software to complement its
existing policy on open data. In particular, the report reviews
existing data and software policies and the lessons learned from
the implementation of those policies, summarizes community
perspectives, and presents policy options and recommendations for
implementing an open source software policy for NASA SMD. Table of
Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction and Policy Purpose 2
Background Materials 3 Past and Current Policies 4 Lessons Learned
from Community Perspectives 5 Policy Options and Recommendations 6
Discussion Appendixes Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix B:
Copyright Issues of Interest to NASA Investigators and Developers
of Software Appendix C: Call for White Papers and Listing of
Received White Papers Appendix D: Biographies of Committee Members
and Staff Appendix E: Acronyms
You don't know home until you leave it. With over 200 spectacular
images, including astonishing satellite images and stills from the
BBC Natural History Unit's footage, Earth from Space reveals our
planet as you've never seen it before. For decades we competed to
be the first to reach space, but it was when we looked back at
Earth that we were truly awestruck. Now, for the first time, using
advanced satellite images we can show the earth's surface, its mega
structures, weather patterns and natural wonders in breathtaking
detail. From the colours and patterns that make up our planet to
the mass migrations and seismic changes that shape it, Earth from
Space sheds new light on the planet we call home. It reveals the
intimate stories behind the breathtaking images, following herds of
elephants crossing the plains of Africa and turtles travelling on
ocean currents that are invisible unless seen from space. The true
colours of our blue planet are revealed, from the striped tulip
fields of Holland to the green swirl of a plankton super bloom that
attracts a marine feeding frenzy. Whether it's the world's largest
beaver dam - so remote it was only discovered through satellite
imagery - or newly formed islands born from volcanic eruptions,
discover a new perspective on our ever-changing planet.
Fifty years after the Apollo 11 mission made history, this book
tells the epic story of the astronauts, flight controllers and
engineers who made it happen. On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and
Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, a moment
ingrained in modern memory. Perhaps the world's greatest
technological achievement - and a triumph of spirit and ingenuity -
the Apollo 11 mission and the Apollo program was a mammoth
undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to
winning the Space Race with the Soviets. Seen through the eyes of
those who lived it, Shoot for The Moon reveals the dangers, the
challenges and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo
11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that made it possible.
Both sweeping and intimate, and based on exhaustive research and
dozens of fresh interviews, this is the definitive - and thrilling
- account of one of humankind's most extraordinary feats of
exploration.
This book presents a comprehensive geopolitical analysis of
European space activities. By studying outer space as a physical
and socio-economic space as well as a military-diplomatic area, the
author helps readers understand outer space as a geopolitical
environment. The book also offers insights into the behavior and
strategies of different actors, with a special focus on the
European space strategy and the nature of the European space
program and diplomacy.
When Sultan bin Salman left Earth on the shuttle Discovery in 1985,
he became the first Arab, first Muslim and first member of a royal
family in space. Twenty-five years later, the discovery of a planet
500 light years away by the Qatar Exoplanet Survey - subsequently
named `Qatar-1b' - was evidence of the cutting-edge space science
projects taking place across the Middle East. This book identifies
the individuals, institutions and national ideologies that enabled
Arab astronomers and researchers to gain support for space
exploration when Middle East governments lacked interest. Jorg
Matthias Determann shows that the conquest of space became
associated with national prestige, security, economic growth and
the idea of an `Arab renaissance' more generally. Equally important
to this success were international collaborations: to benefit from
American and Soviet expertise and technology, Arab scientists and
officials had to commit to global governance of space and the
common interests of humanity. Challenging the view that the golden
age of Arabic science and cosmopolitanism was situated in the
medieval period, Determann tells the story of the new discoveries
and scientific collaborations taking place from the 19th century to
the present day. An innovative contribution to Middle East studies
and history of science, the book also appeals to increased
business, media and political interest in the Arab space industry.
The Earths Beginning are lectures which were delivered in the Royal
Institution of Great Britain. It considers the majestic subject of
the evolution of the solar system of which our earth forms a part.
The nebular theory discloses the beginning of this earth itself. It
shows how the foundations of this solid earth have been laid, and
how it is that we have land to tread on and air to breathe. But the
subject has a scope far wider than merely in its relation to our
earth.
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