Supporting Research and Data Analysis in NASA's Science Programs Engines for Innovation and Synthesis

• Main Authors: National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, Space Studies Board, Task Group on Research and Analysis Programs
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Washington National Academies Press 1998; National Academy Press
• Edition: 1
• Series: The compass series
• Subjects: Aeronautics-Research; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Appropriations and expenditures; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Research

Effective science, clearly a mandate for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), involves asking significant questions about the physical and biological world and seeking definitive answers. Its product is new knowledge that has value to the nation. NASA's flight projects are...