A Performance Assessment of NASA's Heliophysics Program (Paperback, New)

Since the 1990s, the pace of discovery in the field of solar and space physics has accelerated, largely owing to NASA investments in its Heliophysics Great Observatory fleet of spacecraft. These enable researchers to investigate connections between events on the Sun and in the space environment by combining multiple points of view. Recognizing the importance of observations of the Sun-to-Earth system, the National Research Council produced a solar and space physics decadal survey in 2003, laying out the Integrated Research Strategy. This strategy provided a prioritized list of flight missions, plus theory and modeling programs, that would advance the relevant physical theories, incorporate those theories in models that describe a system of interactions between the Sun and the space environment, obtain data on the system, and analyze and test the adequacy of the theories and models. Five years later, this book measures NASA's progress toward the goals and priorities laid out in the 2003 study. Unfortunately, very little of the recommended priorities will be realized before 2013. Mission cost growth, reordering of survey mission priorities, and unrealized budget assumptions have delayed nearly all of the recommended NASA spacecraft missions. The resulting loss of synergistic capabilities in space will constitute a serious impediment to future progress. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction and Background 2 Assessment 3 Recommendations Appendixes Appendix A: Letter of Request from NASA Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographical Information

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	National Research Council • Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences • Space Studies Board • Committee on Heliophysics Performance Assessment
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	78
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-13656-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics
LSN:	0-309-13656-3
Barcode:	9780309136563

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