Supporting Research and Data Analysis in Nasa's Science Programs: Engines for Innovation and Synthesis

by Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Natl Res Coun, et al.

Effective science, clearly a mandate for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), involves asking significant questions about the physical and biological world and seeking definitive answers. Its product is new knowledge that has value to the nation. NASA's flight projects are highly visible and usually the most costly elements of this process, but they are only a part of the science enterprise. Flight projects are founded on research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309062756
• ISBN13: 9780309062756
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 118 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 11.0"