NRC Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Presentations from Joint Panel Meeting Aug. 19-20, 2009

The NRC Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space held a joint meeting of six of its seven panels in August 2009. Two of the days, August 19-20, had open sessions where NASA officials gave various presentations about past and present funding for research aboard the International Space Station (ISS), facilities currently aboard the ISS or expected to be launched before assembly of ISS is completed, the use of “free flyers” for this type of research, and other topics of interest. Click on the links below to see the Powerpoint presentations.

Day 1

• Benjamin Neumann, NASA/Exploration Systems Missions Directorate (ESMD): Expectations from the Study and NASA”s Plans of Utilization of the Study
• David Tomko, NASA/ESMD: History of Life and Physical Research Programs at NASA
• John Hines, NASA/Ames Research Center: Free Flyer Utilization for Biological Experiments
• David Tomko and Francis Chiaramonte, NASA/ESMD: Research Portfolio in Life and Physical Sciences: Ground based and planned flight experiments
• Julie Robinson, ISS Program Scientist, Johnson Space Center: International Space Station: Research Capabilities in Life & Physical Sciences–Early Utilization Results
• Mike Wargo, Executive Secretary, LEAG: The US Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) & the Lunar Exploration Roadmap
• Christopher Moore, NASA/ESMD: Key Capabilities for Exploration Enabled by Life and Physical Sciences Research

Day 2

• James Polk, Chief, Space Medicine, NASA: Flight Surgeon Perspectives: Gaps in Human Health, Performance, and Safety
• Mike Gernhardt, Integrating Life Sciences, Engineering, & Operations Research to Optimize Human Safety and Performance in Planetary Exploration