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Setting Priorities for Space Research: Opportunities and Imperatives (Preface)
Setting Priorities for Space Research: Opportunities and Imperatives (Preface)
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In general, the efforts of the space research community have concentrated on setting priorities for scientific research and assessing the scientific merit of proposed space research missions. One issue considered here is whether the space research community should take a more active role in recommending a hierarchy of priorities to guide the program.
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Finally, there is evidence that both Congress and some members of the scientific community are interested in developing a reasoned approach to creating a national scientific research agenda with explicit priorities assigned to various categories of effort.2 This report is intended for an audience that includes the scientific community and policymakers in the executive branch and Congress. The Board is mindful of the prospect that its efforts may lead to a model that could be useful in a broader context of determining priorities for a national scientific research agenda.
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1For further discussions in National Research Council reports on the role of manned versus unmanned spaceflight, see Human Exploration of Space -- A Review of NASA's 90-Day Study Alternatives (1990) , Toward a New Era in Space-Realigning Policies to New Realities (1988)
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