Recapturing a future for space exploration : life and physical sciences research for a new era /

'More than four decades have passed since a human first set foot on the Moon. Great strides have been made in our understanding of what is required to support an enduring human presence in space, as evidenced by progressively more advanced orbiting human outposts, culminating in the current Int...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2011]
Subjects:	Outer space > Exploration. Outer space > Exploration > International cooperation. Earth sciences > Research > United States > Management. Space sciences > Research > United States > Management.
Online Access:	http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13048

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Review of NASA's program evolution in the life and physical sciences in low-gravity and microgravity environments
Conducting microgravity research: U.S. and International Facilities
Plant and microbial biology
Behavior and mental health
Animal and human biology
Crosscutting issues for humans in the space environment
Fundamental physical sciences in space
Applied physical sciences
Translation to space exploration systems
The role of the international space station
Establishing a life and physical sciences research program: programmatic issues
Establishing a life and physical sciences research program: an integrated microgravity research portfolio.