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Assessment of Approaches for Using Process Safety Metrics at the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants The Department of Defense is constructing two full-scale pilot plants to destroy the last two remaining inventories of chemical weapons in the U.S. stockpile. Unlike their predecessors, these facilities will use neutralization technologies to destroy agents contained within rockets, projectiles, and mortar rounds, requiring the use of specially designed equipment. This report is intended to guide the safe and efficient operation of these two unique facilities.

Summary of the Workshop to Identify Gaps and Possible Directions for NASA's Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Programs This workshop report summarizes a review of NASA's programs related to micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) and provides a discussion of whether NASA should initiate any new work in MMOD areas or change its investments to better serve efforts within the agency and beyond.

Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internship

The Space Studies Board is pleased to welcome three new Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Interns: Rachael Alexandroff (Princeton University), Mahmuda Afrin Badhan (Mount Holyoke University), and Katie Daud (Bloomsburg University).

The goal of the internship program is to provide promising students with the opportunity to work in the area of civil space-research policy in the nation's capital. Read Gabriele Betancourt-Martinez' account of her space policy internship here, and  learn more about the program.

NASA Administrator Bolden Endorses BPA-SSB Astro2010 Implementation Report

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