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The NASA cosmic ray program for the 1990's and beyondThe interim report of the 1989 NASA Cosmic Ray Program Working Group is presented. The report summarizes the cosmic ray program for the 1990's, including the recently approved ACE, Astromag, HNC, POEMS, and SAMPEX missions, as well as other key elements of the program. New science themes and candidate missions are identified for the first part of the 21st century, including objectives that might be addressed as part of the Human Exploration Initiative. Among the suggested new thrusts for the 21st century are: an Interstellar Probe into the nearby interstellar medium; a Lunar-Based Calorimeter to measure the cosmic ray composition near 10 exp 16 eV; high-precision element and isotope spectroscopy of ultraheavy elements; and new, more sensitive studies of impulsive solar flare events.
Document ID
19920037903
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Ahlen, S. P.
(Boston University MA, United States)
Binns, W. R.
(Washington University Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Cherry, M. L.
(Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, United States)
Gaisser, T. K.
(Bartol Research Foundation Newark, DE, United States)
Jones, W. V.
(Boston Univ. Boston, MA, United States)
Ling, J. C.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Mewaldt, R. A.
(California Institute of Technology Pasadena, United States)
Muller, D.
(Chicago, University IL, United States)
Ormes, J. O.
(Boston Univ. Boston, MA, United States)
Ramaty, R.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Accession Number
92A20527
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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