Other Technologies & Applied Sciences

Research in biological and physical sciences in space provides the critical scientific and technological foundations that make space exploration po...

The Roman Space Telescope will measurably advance knowledge of dark energy and exoplanet demographics. Locally, it will likely enhance understandin...

The United States possesses a treasure-trove of extraterrestrial samples that were returned to Earth via space missions over the past four decades....

We live in a time of extraordinary discovery and progress in astronomy and astrophysics. The next decade will transform our understanding of the un...

More than four decades have passed since a human first set foot on the Moon. Great strides have been made in our understanding of what is required ...

This book presents the proceedings of the Biennial Photonics Conference (Photonics 2023) held at IISc, Bengaluru on 5-8 July 2023. It covers topics...

This book presents select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies (ICET 2023) and exa...

Uranium mining in the Commonwealth of Virginia has been prohibited since 1982 by a state moratorium, although approval for restricted uranium explo...

This updated edition adds new material on the acoustics of mufflers and ducts, including a new analysis on sound propagation in a duct having a cro...

Cost and schedule growth is a problem experienced by many types of projects in many fields of endeavor. Based on prior studies of cost growth in NA...

Opportunities for High-Power, High-Frequency Transmitters to Advance Ionospheric/Thermospheric Research is the summary of a workshop convened by th...

Planetary protection is a guiding principle in the design of an interplanetary mission, aiming to prevent biological contamination of both the targ...

New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics (NWNH), the report of the 2010 decadal survey of astronomy and astrophysics, put forward a v...

Historically, the United States has been a world leader in aerospace endeavors in both the government and commercial sectors. A key factor in aeros...

NASA proposed to make a hardware contribution to the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Euclid mission in exchange for U.S. membership on the Euclid S...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is widely admired for astonishing accomplishments since its formation in 1958. Looking ahe...

Over the past 5 years or more, there has been a steady and significant decrease in NASA's laboratory capabilities, including equipment, maintenance...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently undertaking a broad program known as Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to ...

The National Research Council has conducted 11 decadal surveys in the Earth and space sciences since 1964 and released the latest four surveys in t...

Suborbital flight activities, including the use of sounding rockets, aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles, off...

NASA operates a large number of space science missions, approximately three-quarters of which are currently in their extended operations phase. The...

The Research and Analysis (R&A) program managed by NASA's Planetary Science Division (PSD), supports a broad range of planetary science activit...

The National Research Council (NRC) has been conducting decadal surveys in the Earth and space sciences since 1964, and released the latest five su...

NASA's Earth Science Division (ESD) conducts a wide range of satellite and suborbital missions to observe Earth's land surface and interior, biosph...

The search for life is one of the most active fields in space science and involves a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including planetary sc...

NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) currently operates over five dozen missions, with approximately two dozen additional missions in developme...

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is the corporate laboratory for the U.S. army, which bridges scientific and military communities. The ARL is cri...

The next decade of planetary science and astrobiology holds tremendous promise. New research will expand our understanding of our solar system's or...

One of the major challenges in materials science today is developing materials that can survive and function in extreme environments, such as the h...

An international consensus policy to prevent the biological cross-contamination of planetary bodies exists and is maintained by the Committee on Sp...

This book explores the questions of What, Why, When, How and Where we might find extra-Terrestrials (a.k.a. Aliens) and their habitats throughout t...

This book examines advanced composites, such as biocomposites, hybrid composites, hybrid biocomposites, and nanocomposites to address the COVID-19 ...

This companion explores a range of conceptual and practical relationships between sound and space across various disciplines, providing insights fr...

Space is spectacular This short, informative and engaging guide to the wonders of the universe will fascinate and inspire readers of all ages There...

This brief explores the development and enhancement of space radiation detection systems through the integration of advanced nanomaterials, specifi...

This book brings together global experts from industry, science, and the policy and investment communities to explore the field of hydrogen technol...

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM 2023). It covers th...