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Appendix C: Statement of Task
Pages 42-43

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... program. In the "technology" section of the 1 995 SSB report, specific recommendations were made in the areas of technology planning; roles and responsibilities for near-term and far-term technology development; relative roles of NASA headquarters, field centers, and extramural organizations; insularity and other "cultural" impediments at NASA field centers; open competition for technology projects; technology utilization; and technology budgets.
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... NASA officials will be invited to give detailed briefings on the approaches and processes utilized by OSS in its technology development programs and on the relation of those programs to space science. The SSB and the ASEB will collaborate in identifying candidates for task group membership and will jointly staff the study.
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