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... 18 PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING NASA'S BCPR • Time is an important dimension of risk, particularly in the context of long-duration space flight, such as the 30-month Mars mission outlined in the President's initiative. Lack of attention to the dimension of time makes it difficult to identify risk priorities and determine countermeasure readiness, predict the maintainability of systems and equipment, and understand the impact of space flight on crew health over time.
From page 29...
... INTERIM REPORT 19 the crew, the mission, the program, the agency, and the national image associated with space flight. This could lead to the development of a management tool that will guide NASA leadership in assigning the operational and research priorities that will be required prior to future lunar and Mars missions.
From page 31...
... 21 Appendix A Methods The committee developed this interim report and arrived at preliminary conclusions about the strengths and weaknesses of the BCPR during a five-month period from April 2004 to September 2004. During this time, the committee held three data-gathering sessions and met in closed session three times to deliberate.
From page 32...
... 22 PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING NASA'S BCPR INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AGENDA Committee on Aerospace Medicine and Medicine in Extreme Environments and Committee on Review of NASA's Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap Keck Building 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC Room 110 MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2004 CLOSED SESSION (committee and staff only)
From page 33...
... APPENDIX A 23 INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AGENDA Committee on Aerospace Medicine and Medicine in Extreme Environments and Committee on Review of NASA's Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap Keck Building 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC Room 110 TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2004 OPEN SESSION 8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast 8:30 a.m.
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... 24 PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING NASA'S BCPR INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AGENDA Committee on Review of NASA's Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap Keck Building 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC Room 204 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004 OPEN SESSION 9:00 a.m. Welcome and overview of day's agenda David Longnecker, M.D., and Lisa Vandemark, Ph.D.
From page 35...
... APPENDIX A 25 INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AGENDA Committee on Review of NASA's Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap Keck Building 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC Room 201 MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2004 OPEN SESSION 9:00 a.m. Welcome, introductions, and overview of day's agenda David Longnecker, M.D., and Lisa Vandemark, Ph.D.
From page 36...
... Appendix B NASA.

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