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2012
Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society	The Effects of Solar Variability on Earth's Climate: A Workshop Report	NASA's Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus
Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Midterm Assessment of NASA's Implementation of the Decadal Survey	Assessment of Planetary Protection Requirements for Spacecraft Missions to Icy Solar System Bodies	2020 Vision: An Overview of New Worlds New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics
NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA's Technological Edge and Paving the Way for a New Era in Space	Assessment of a Plan for U.S. Participation in Euclid	Technical Evaluation of the NASA Model for Cancer Risk to Astronauts Due to Space Radiation
Space Studies Board Annual Report 2011
2011
Sharing the Adventure with the Public-- The Value of Excitement: Summary of a Workshop	Space Studies Board Annual Report 2010	Research for a Future in Space: The Role of Life and Physical Sciences
Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022	Report of the Panel on Implementing Recommendations from the New Worlds, New Horizons Decadal Survey	Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era
2010
New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics	Assessment of Impediments to Interagency Collaboration on Space and Earth Science Missions	Panel Reports--New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space Studies Board Annual Report 2009	Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era of Space Exploration: An Interim Report	Controlling Cost Growth of NASA Earth and Space Science Missions
Revitalizing NASA's Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing a Workforce	Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies: Final Report	Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies:Interim Report
Forging the Future of Space Science: The Next 50 Years
2009
Space Studies Board Annual Report 2008	Approaches to Future Space Cooperation and Competition in a Globalizing World: Summary of a Workshop	America’s Future in Space: Aligning the Civil Space Program with National Needs
Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration	Assessment of Planetary Protection Requirements for Mars Sample Return Missions	Severe Space Weather Events-Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts Workshop Report: Extended Summary
A Performance Assessment of NASA’s Heliophysics Program	An Enabling Foundation for NASA's Earth and Space Science Missions	Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies: Final Report
2008
Satellite Observations to Benefit Science and Society: Recommended Missions for the Next Decade	Ensuring the Climate Record from the NPOESS and GOES-R Spacecraft: Elements of a Strategy to Recover Measurement Capabilities Lost in Program Restructuring	Launching Science: Science Opportunities Provided by NASA's Constellation System
Science Opportunities Enabled by NASA's Constellation System: Interim Report	Opening New Frontiers in Space: Choices for the Next New Frontiers Announcement of Opportunity	United States Civil Space Policy: Summary of a Workshop
Space Studies Board Annual Report 2007	Space Science and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Summary of a Workshop
2007
Assessment of the NASA Astrobiology Institute	Grading NASA's Solar System Exploration Program: A Midterm Review	Options to Ensure the Climate Record from the NPOESS and GOES-R Spacecraft: A Workshop Report
Space Studies Board Annual Report 2006	NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation	The Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems
Portals to the Universe: The NASA Astronomy Science Centers	The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon: Final Report	An Astrobiology Strategy for the Exploration of Mars
Decadal Science Strategy Surveys: Report of a Workshop	Building a Better NASA Workforce: Meeting the Workforce Needs for the National Vision for Space Exploration	Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System
A Performance Assessment of NASA's Astrophysics Program	Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond
2006
Space Radiation Hazards and the Vision for Space Exploration: Report of a Workshop	A Review of NASA's 2006 Draft Science Plan: Letter Report	The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon: Interim Report
Space Studies Board Annual Report 2005	Assessment of NASA's Mars Architecture 2007-2016	An Assessment of Balance in NASA's Science Programs
Issues Affecting the Future of the U.S. Space Science and Engineering Workforce: Interim Report	Distributed Arrays of Small Instruments for Solar-Terrestrial Research: Report of a Workshop	Assessment of Planetary Protection Requirements for Venus Missions: Letter Report
Principal-Investigator-Led Missions in the Space Sciences	Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars
2005
Review of the Science Requirements for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array	The Review of Progress in Astronomy and Astrophysics toward the Decadal Vision (The Mid-Course Review)	Review of NASA Plans for the International Space Station
Extending the Effective Lifetimes of Earth Observing Research Missions	Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power and Propulsion	Review of Goals and Plans for NASA's Space and Earth Sciences
Space Studies Board Annual Report 2004 PDF	Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nation	The Astrophysical Context of Life
Science in NASA's Vision for Space Exploration
2004
Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report	Understanding the Sun and Solar System Plasmas: Future Directions in Solar and Space Physics	Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data: Ensuring Readiness for 2010 and Beyond
Exploration of the Outer Heliosphere and the Local Interstellar Medium: A Workshop Report	Solar and Space Physics and Its Role in Space Exploration	Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission (TPF)-Letter Report
Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope-Letter Report (Interim report)	Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos	Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led Earth Science Missions
Issues and Opportunities Regarding the U.S. Space Program: A Summary Report of a Workshop on National Space Policy
2003
New Frontiers in Solar System Exploration	The Sun to the Earth - and Beyond: Panel Reports	Assessment of NASA's Draft 2003 Earth Science Enterprise Strategy - letter report
Assessment of NASA's Draft 2003 Space Science Enterprise Strategy - letter report	Space Studies Board Annual Report 2002	Satellite Observations of the Earth's Environment: Accelerating the Transition of Research to Operations
Using Remote Sensing in State and Local Government: Information for Management and Decision Making	New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy
2002
Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA	Toward New Partnerships in Remote Sensing: Government, the Private Sector, and Earth Science Research	Review of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise Applications Program Plan
Factors Affecting the Utilization of the International Space Station for Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences	Review of the Redesigned Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) -letter report	Space Studies Annual Report, 2001
Life in the Universe: An Examination of United States and International Programs in Astrobiology	The Sun to Earth-and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics	Assessment of the Usefulness and Availability of NASA's Earth and Space Mission Data
The Quarantine and Certification of Martian Samples
2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium: An Overview	Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium	Signs of Life: A Report Based on the April 2000 Workshop on Life Detection Techniques
Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications	The Mission of Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA	Readiness Issues Related to Research in the Biological and Physical Sciences on the International Space Station
Assessment of Mars Science and Mission Priorities	Scientific Assessment of the Descoped Mission Concept for the Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) -Letter Report	U.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics: Managing an Integrated Program Committee on the Organization and Management of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space Studies Board Annual Report 2000	Issues in the Integration of Research and Operational Satellite Systems for Climate Research—II
2000
Interim Assessment of Research and Data Analysis in NASA's Office of Space Science	Ensuring the Climate Record from the NPP and NPOESS Meteorological Satellites	Issues in the Integration of Research and Operational Satellite Systems for Climate Research—I
Federal Funding of Astronomical Research	Review of NASA's Biomedical Research Program	Review of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise Research Strategy for 2000-2010
Assessment of Mission Size Trade-offs for NASA's Earth and Space Science Missions	Space Studies Board Annual Report 1999	Microgravity Research in Support of Technologies for the Human Exploration and Development of Space and Planetary Bodies
Preventing the Forward Contamination of Europa	On Scientific Assessment of Options for the Disposal of the Galileo Spacecraft: Letter Report	Review of NASA's Office of Space Science Strategic Plan: Letter Report
On Assessment of NASA's 2000 Science and Mission Roadmap: Letter Report	The Role of Small Satellites in NASA and NOAA Earth Observation Programs	On Continuing Assessment of Technology Development in NASA's Office of Space Science
Review of Scientific Aspects of the NASA Triana Mission	Future Biotechnology Research on the International Space Station	Radiation and the International Space Station: Recommendations to Reduce Risk
1999	1998	1997
Institutional Arrangements for Space Station Research U.S.-European-Japanese Workshop on Space Cooperation: Summary Report A Science Strategy for the Exploration of Europa Size Limits of Very Small Microorganisms: Proceedings of a Workshop On Antarctic Astronomy: Letter Report On the National Science Foundation's Facility Instrumentation Program Space Studies Board Annual Report 1998 NASA's Plans for Post-2002 Earth Observing Missions A Scientific Rationale for Mobility in Planetary Environments	Failed Stars and Super Planets: A Report Based on the January 1998 Workshop on Substellar-Mass Objects Ground-based Solar Research: An Assessment and Strategy for the Future Assessment of NASA's Mars Exploration Architecture: Letter Report Assessment of Technology Development in NASA's Office of Space Science Supporting Research and Data Analysis in NASA's Science Programs: Engines for Innovation and Synthesis A Strategy for Research in Space Biology and Medicine in the New Century Evaluating the Biological Potential in Samples Returned From Planetary Satellites and Small Solar System Bodies U.S.-European Collaboration in Space Science Space Studies Board Annual Report 1997 Readiness for the Upcoming Solar Maximum On Climate Change Research Measurements From NPOESS: Letter Report Development and Application of Small Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radars Exploring the Trans-Neptunian Solar System The Exploration of Near-Earth Objects Report of the Workshop on Biology-based Technology to Enhance Human Well-being and Function in Extended Space Exploration On ESA's FIRST and Planck Missions	The Human Exploration of Space Scientific Assessment of NASA's SMEX and MIDEX Space Physics Mission Selections An Initial Review of Microgravity Research in Support of Human Exploration and Development of Space On NASA's Office of Space Science Draft Strategic Plan: Letter Report Science Management in the Human Exploration of Space On Research Facilities Planning for the International Space Station: Letter Report Space Studies Board Annual Report 1996 Lessons Learned From the Clementine Mission Reducing the Costs of Space Science Research Missions: Proceedings of a Workshop A New Science Strategy for Space Astronomy and Astrophysics Space Weather: A Research Perspective Mars Sample Return: Issues and Recommendations An Assessment of the Solar and Space Physics Aspects of NASA's Space Science Enterprise Strategic Plan
1996	1995	1994
Assessment of Recent Changes in the Explorer Program Radiation Hazards to Crews of Interplanetary Missions: Biological Issues and Research Strategies On NASA Mars Sample-Return Mission Options: Letter Report On the Planned National Space Biomedical Research Institute: Letter Report On Scientific Assessment of NASA's Solar System Exploration Roadmap: Letter Report Review of NASA's Planned Mars Program On Internet Access to Astronaut Biomedical Data: Letter Report Space Studies Board Annual Report 1995 Archiving Microgravity Flight Data and Samples On Optimum Phasing for SIRTF: Letter Report	On 'Concurrence' and the Role of the NASA Chief Scientist: Letter Report A Science Strategy for Space Physics Setting Priorities for Space Research: An Experiment in Methodology Managing the Space Sciences A Scientific Assessment of a New Technology Orbital Telescope The Role of Small Missions in Planetary and Lunar Exploration Earth Observations From Space: History, Promise, and Reality On the Establishment of Science Institutes: Letter Report On Peer Review in NASA Life Sciences Programs: Letter Report Review of Gravity Probe B On a Scientific Assessment for a Third Flight of the Shuttle Radar Laboratory: Letter Report Microgravity Research Opportunities for the 1990s A Strategy for Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy Space Studies Board Annual Report 1994 On Clarification of Issues in the Opportunities Report: Letter Report On NASA Field Center Science and Scientists: Letter Report	Scientific Opportunities in the Human Exploration of Space On the Utilization of the Space Station: Letter Report On the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility and Cassini Saturn Probe: Letter Report On the Space Infrared Telescope Facility and the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy On Life and Microgravity Sciences and the Space Station Program: Letter Report An Integrated Strategy for the Planetary Sciences: 1995-2010 A Space Physics Paradox Office of Naval Research Opportunities in Upper Atmospheric Science Space Studies Board Annual Report 1991 Space Studies Board Annual Report 1993
1993	1992	1991
Improving NASA's Technology for Space Science Space Studies Board Annual Report 1992 On the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility: Letter Report On Several Issues in the Space Life Sciences: Letter Report Scientific Prerequisites for the Human Exploration of Space On the Space Station and Prerequisites for the Human Exploration Program: Letter Report	Biological Contamination of Mars: Issues and Recommendations Toward a Microgravity Research Strategy Setting Priorities for Space Research: Opportunities and Imperatives On the Restructured Cassini Mission: Letter Report On the NASA/SDIO Clementine Moon/Asteroid Mission: Letter Report On Robotic Lunar Precursor Missions of the Office of Exploration: Letter Report On Continued Operation of the BEVALAC Facility: Letter Report On NOAA Requirements for Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellites: Letter Report On the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility On the CRAF/Cassini Mission: Letter Report On the Space Station Freedom Program: Letter Report Letter to the NASA Administrator On the Solar System Exploration Division's 1991 Strategic Plan: Letter Report Biological Contamination of Mars: Issues and Recommendations Space Studies Board Annual Report 1991 On the Earth Observing System and Data and Information System: Letter Report	Assessment of Programs in Solar and Space Physics Assessment of Programs in Space Biology and Medicine Assessment of Satellite Earth Observation Programs Assessment of Solar System Exploration Programs On the Proposed Redesign of Space Station Freedom: Letter Report On the NASA Earth Observing System: Letter Report On the Research Uses of LANDSAT: Letter Report
1990	1989	1988
International Cooperation for Mars Exploration and Sample Return The Search for Life's Origins: Progress and Future Directions in Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution Strategy for the Detection and Study of Other Planetary Systems and Extrasolar Planetary Materials: 1990-2000 1990 Update to Strategy for Exploration of the Inner Planets Summary and Principal Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program On the Scientific Viability of a Restructured CRAF Science Payload: Letter Report	Strategy for Earth Explorers in Global Earth Sciences On the Extended Duration Orbiter Medical Research Program: Letter Report	Selected Issues in Space Science Data Management and Computation Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015—Overview Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015—Astronomy and Astrophysics Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015—Fundamental Physics and Chemistry Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015—Life Sciences Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015—Mission to Planet Earth Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015—Planetary and Lunar Exploration Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015—Solar and Space Physics Assessment of Impact on Integrated Science Return from the 1992 Mars Observer Mission: Letter Report Assessment of the CRAF and Cassini Science Missions: Letter Report
1987	1986	1985
Long-Lived Space Observatories for Astronomy and Astrophysics A Strategy for Space Biology and Medical Science for the 1980s and 1990s On Life Sciences Facilities for Space Station Freedom (Report to Space Station Program Manager Stofan) Assessment of Planned Scientific Content of the CRAF Mission On Changes to the Explorer Program: Letter Report On Mixed Launch Fleet Strategy and Policy Option: Letter Report On the Decision to Place the High Resolution Solar Observatory Project on Hold: Letter Report	The Explorer Program for Astronomy and Astrophysics Issues and Recommendations Associated with Distributed Computation and Data Management Systems for the Space Sciences Remote Sensing of the Biosphere A Strategy for Exploration of the Outer Planets: 1986-1996 United States and Western Europe Cooperation in Planetary Exploration Assessment of Planned Scientific Content of the LGO, MAO, and NEAR Missions On Categorization of the Comet-Rendezvous-Asteroid Flyby Mission On the Challenger Accident Impact on Space Science On the Nation’s Space Program Position Paper: Letter Report On the Balance of Shuttle and ELV Launches: Letter Report On the Implementation of CODMAC 1 & 2: Letter Report	An Implementation Plan for Priorities in Solar-System Space Physics An Implementation Plan for Priorities in Solar-System Space Physics—Executive Summary Institutional Arrangements for the Space Telescope: A Mid-Term Review The Physics of the Sun A Strategy for Earth Science from Space in the 1980's and 1990's—Part II: Atmosphere and Interactions with the Solid Earth, Oceans, and Biota Assessment of Planned Scientific Content of the CRAF Mission On the Shuttle Science Payload Program On NASA Policy for Planetary Protection On Categorization of the Mars Orbiter Mission: Letter Report
1984	1983	1982
Solar-Terrestrial Data Access, Distribution, and Archiving A Strategy for the Explorer Program for Solar and Space Physics On Biological Processing in Space	An International Discussion on Research in Solar and Space Physics The Role of Theory in Space Science Space Science Board Assessment of the Scientific Value of a Space Station On the Continued Development of the Gravity Probe B Mission Space Telescope Science Issues On the SIRTF Facility Phase B Study and Programmatic Procedures for the Explorer Program	Data Management and Computation—Volume I: Issues and Recommendations A Strategy for Earth Science from Space in the 1980s—Part I: Solid Earth and Oceans On the Venus Radar Mapper Mission: Letter Report On Effective Utilization of the Space Station
1980	1981
Origin and Evolution of Life Implications for the Planets: A Scientific Strategy for the 1980s Strategy for Space Research in Gravitational Physics in the 1980	Solar-System Space Physics in the 1980s: A Research Strategy Strategy for the Exploration of Primitive Solar-System Bodies Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids: 1980-1990
1979	1978	1977
Life Beyond the Earth's Environment: The Biology of Living Organisms in Space The Science of Planetary Exploration Space Plasma Physics: The Study of Solar-System Plasmas, Volume 1 Space Plasma Physics: The Study of Solar-System Plasmas, Volume 2, Working Papers, Part 1—Solar-System Magnetohydrodynamics Space Plasma Physics: The Study of Solar-System Plasmas, Volume 2, Working Papers, Part 2—Solar-System Plasma Processes A Strategy for Space Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980s	Recommendations on Quarantine Policy for Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Titan Space Telescope Instrument Review Committee First Report Strategy for Exploration of the Inner Planets: 1977-1987	Post-Viking Biological Investigations of Mars
1976	1975	1974
Institutional Arrangements for the Space Telescope Report of a Study at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, July 19-30, 1976 An International Discussion of Space Observatories: Report of a Conference held at Williamsburg, Virginia, January 26-29, 1976 Report on Space Science—1975	Opportunities and Choices in Space Science	Scientific Uses of the Space Shuttle
1973	1972	1971
HZE-Particle Effects in Manned Spaceflight	Human Factors in Long-Duration Spaceflight Review of Planetary Quarantine Policy	Outer Planets Exploration: 1972-1985 Priorities for Space Research: 1971-1980—Report of a Study on Space Science and Earth Observations Priorities
1970
Infectious Disease in Manned Spaceflight Probabilities and Countermeasures Life Sciences in Space: Report of the Study to Review NASA Life Sciences Programs Space Biology Venus Strategy for Exploration Radiation Protection Guides and Constraints for Space-Mission
1969	1968	1967
Lunar Exploration Strategy for Research: 1969-1975 The Outer Solar System: A Program for Exploration Report of the Panel on Atmosphere Regeneration Scientific Uses of the Large Space Telescope Sounding Rockets: Their Role in Space Research	Physics of the Earth in Space—A Program of Research: 1968-1975 Planetary Astronomy An Appraisal of Ground-Based Opportunities Report on NASA Biology Program Physiology in the Space Environment: Volume I—Circulation Physiology in the Space Environment: Volume II—Respiration Planetary Exploration: 1968-1975	Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Water Quality for Long-Duration Manned Space Missions Radiobiological Factors in Manned Space Flight
1966	1965	1964
Biology and the Exploration of Mars Space Research: Directions for the Future	Working Group on Gemini-Apollo MOL Experimentation Conference on Hazard of Planetary Contamination Due to Microbiological Contamination in the Interior of Spacecraft Components Conference on Potential Hazards of Back Contamination from the Planets Biology and the Exploration of Mars Summary and Conclusions of a Study by the Space Science Board	Conference on Potential Hazards of Back Contamination from the Planets Panel on Gravity Working Group on Problems of Weightlessness in Space Flight Working Group on Nutrition and Feeding Problems Working Group on Gaseous Environment for Manned Spacecraft Panel on Radiation Biology Panel on Magnetic, Radiofrequency and Other Field Effects
1962	1961	1960
Report of the ad hoc Committee on NASA/University Relationships Working Group on Radiation Problems Summary Report A Review of Space Research	NASA Tracking and Orbit Computations Services, and Distribution of Tracking and Orbital Data to the Scientific Community Policy Positions on (1) Man’s Role in the National Space Program and (2) Support of Basic Research for Space Science Symposium on the Impact Acceleration Stress Abstracts Science in Space The Atmospheres of Mars and Venus	Review of Data Exchange Policy in IGY Rockets & Satellites Program: Report to NASA
1959	1958
Summary Report of WESTEX	Recommendations of the Space Science Board for Space Experiments: Letter Report

Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies: Final Report

Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies: Final Report