Astrophysics Program Overview; Briefing

Abstract

This is an overview briefing of the NAS Astrophysics programs. These program should lead the opening scientific frontiers and disseminate new knowledge, as the Hubble Space Telescope and Compton Gamma Ray Observatory are currently doing. They should also provide and rapid access to space, as the Small Explorer and suborbital programs are currently doing. They should support basic research and technology development and foster innovation, as the Research and Analysis Program, collaborative missions, and the Explorers are currently doing. And they should advance national education goals and help train future investigators, as the Initiative to Development Education through Astronomy (IDEA) and suborbital programs are currently doing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA338708

Entities

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Astrophysics
  • Botany
  • Cancer
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Engineering
  • Gamma Rays
  • Hot Spots
  • Mesozoic Era
  • Microorganisms
  • Neoplasms
  • Observatories
  • Plants
  • Program Management
  • Radar Images
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • STEM Education

Technology Areas

  • Space