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Ground-Based Research within NASA's Materials Science ProgramGround-based research in Materials Science for NASA's Microgravity program serves several purposes, and includes approximately four Principal Investigators for every one in the flight program. While exact classification is difficult. the ground program falls roughly into the following categories: (1) Intellectual Underpinning of the Flight Program - Theoretical Studies; (2) Intellectual Underpinning of the Flight Program - Bringing to Maturity New Research; (3) Intellectual Underpinning of the Flight Program - Enabling Characterization; (4) Intellectual Underpinning of the Flight Program - Thermophysical Property Determination; (5) Radiation Shielding; (6) Preliminary In Situ Resource Utilization; (7) Biomaterials; (8) Nanostructured Materials; (9) Materials Science for Advanced Space Propulsion. It must be noted that while the first four categories are aimed at using long duration low gravity conditions, the other categories pertain more to more recent NASA initiatives in materials science. These new initiatives address NASA's future materials science needs in the realms of crew health and safety, and exploration, and have been included in the most recent NASA Research Announcements (NRA). A description of each of these nine categories will be given together with examples of the kinds of research being undertaken.
Document ID
20020094340
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gillies, Donald C.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Curreri, Peter
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Meeting Information
Meeting: The World Space Conference
Location: Houston, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: October 10, 2002
End Date: October 19, 2002
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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