University Guide to NASA, 1993National Aeronautics and Space Administration], Office of Human Resources and Education, Educaiton Division, 1993 - 49 pages |
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Page 31 - NASA Spacelink is a collection of NASA information and educational materials stored on a computer at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The system can be accessed over regular telephone lines. It is designed to communicate with a wide variety of computers and modems, especially those most commonly found in classrooms and homes. NASA Spacelink is free, but you will be charged by your telephone company for long distance calls.
Page 12 - Government, and which is not in response to a formal or informal request (other than an agency request constituting a publicized general statement of need in areas of science and technologybased research and development that are of interest to the agency).
Page 4 - Ames-Moffett's major program areas were computer science and applications, computational and experimental aerodynamics, flight simulation, flight research, hypersonic aircraft, rotorcraft and powered-lift technology, aeronautical and space human factors, life sciences, space sciences, solar system exploration, airborne science and applications, and infrared astronomy. The center also supported military programs, the Space Shuttle, and various civil aviation projects.
Page 7 - Lewis has responsibility for developing the largest space power system ever designed to provide the electrical power necessary to accommodate the life support systems and research experiments aboard the Space Station.
Page 9 - Steering Committee and are aimed at developing a group of investigations which represent an integrated payload or a well-balanced program of investigation which has the best possibility for meeting the announced scientific, applications, and/ or technological objectives, and within programmatic constraints.
Page 10 - Summary" portions of each of the RTOPs (Research and Technology Objectives and Plans) used for management review and control of research currently in progress throughout NASA. The RTOP Summary Is designed to facilitate communication and coordination among concerned technical personnel in government, in industry, and in universities.
Page 20 - State and local governments; (3) to encourage interdisciplinary training, research, and public service programs related to aerospace; (4) to recruit and train professionals, especially women, underrepresented minorities and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology; and (5) to promote a strong science, mathematics and technology education base from elementary through university levels.
Page 20 - The objectives of this program are (1) to establish a national network of universities with interests and capabilities in aeronautics, space and related fields...
Page 48 - Abbreviations used for locations are: ARC, Ames Research Center; FRC, Flight Research Center; GSFC, Goddard Space Flight Center; KSC, Kennedy Space Center, JSC, Johnson Space Center; LARC, Langley Research Center; LERC, Lewis Research Center; MSFC, Marshall Space Flight Center; National Space Technology Laboratories, NSTL; WFC, Wallops Flight Center and HQ, Headquarters.
Page 2 - ... tories; the Office of Space Science and Applications (OSSA) and the Office of Manned Space Flight (OMSF) , which were largely concerned with space-flight operations. DeFrance and the directors of the other old NACA laboratories reported to OART, but important segments of Ames activities were managed and funded by OSSA and considerable work was done for OMSF and the various research...