{"product_id":"revitalizing-nasas-suborbital-program-national-research-council-9780309150835","title":"Revitalizing Nasa's Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing Workforce","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuborbital flight activities, including the use of sounding rockets, aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles, offer valuable opportunities to advance science, train the next generation of scientists and engineers, and provide opportunities for participants in the programs to acquire skills in systems engineering and systems integration that are critical to maintaining the nation's leadership in space programs. Furthermore, the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 finds it in the national interest to expand the size of NASA's suborbital research program and to consider increased funding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRevitalizing NASA's Suborbital Program\u003c\/em\u003e is an assessment of the current state and potential of NASA's suborbital research programs and a review of NASA's capabilities in this area. The scope of this review includes: existing programs that make use of suborbital flights; the status, capability, and availability of suborbital platforms; the existing or planned launch facilities for suborbital missions (including the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy); and opportunities for scientific research, training, and educational collaboration in the conduct of suborbital missions by NASA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe findings illustrate that suborbital program elements-airborne, balloon, and sounding rockets-play vital and necessary strategic roles in NASA's research, innovation, education, employee development, and spaceflight mission success, thus providing the foundation for achievement of agency goals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci,Space Studies Board\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309150833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309150835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.30d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447639814399,"sku":"9780309150835","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6da1cd59-17a0-496c-9911-bddcb65396ae.jpg?v=1777234041","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/revitalizing-nasas-suborbital-program-national-research-council-9780309150835","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}