NASA authorization for fiscal year 1982: hearings before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and program management, and for other purposesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1981 |
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Page 152 - ... aeronautical and space activities, of information as to discoveries which have value or significance to that agency; (7) Cooperation by the United States with other nations and groups of nations in work done pursuant to this Act and in the peaceful application of the results thereof; and (8) The most effective utilization of the scientific and engineering resources of the United States, with close cooperation among all interested agencies of the United States in order to avoid unnecessary duplication...
Page 152 - The aeronautical and space activities of the United States shall be conducted so as to contribute materially to ...cooperation by the United States with other nations and groups of nations in work done pursuant to this Act and in the peaceful application of the results thereof.
Page 151 - The establishment of long-range studies of the potential benefits to be gained from the opportunities for, and the problems involved in the utilization of aeronautical and space activities for peaceful and scientific purposes...
Page 174 - Research and Program Management funds the performance of research, technology and test activities at NASA Centers, and the planning, management and support of contractor research and development activities necessary to meet the Nation's objectives in space and aeronautics research. The civil service personnel funded by this line item represent NASA's most important resource and are the strength on which our world leadership in space and aeronautics depends. Three-fourths of this appropriation is...
Page 212 - The budget request we have presented is the result of extensive planning based on NASA's perception of the role we must play in the maintenance of US leadership in aeronautics. This role is summarized very, briefly in Figure 77. NASA's activity bears importantly on a broad community of public- and private-sector organizations dependent on aeronautical technology. For this reason, we regularly obtain counsel from the aeronautical community with respect to our plans, programs, and policies. A major...
Page 151 - The making available to agencies directly concerned with national defense of discoveries that have military value or significance, and the furnishing by such agencies, to the civilian agency established to direct and control nonmilitary aeronautical and space activities, of information as to discoveries which have value or significance to that agency...
Page 257 - JOHN F. YARDLEY ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate Mr.
Page 173 - ... cooperative endeavors, such as planetary exploration and large structures in Earth orbit, whose cost may be prohibitive for this country alone. Competitive challenges to US leadership in space are natural outgrowths of growing foreign experience and interest in space.
Page 261 - KSC and landing at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in California. A dry lake-bed runway in New Mexico on the White Sands Missile Range has been designated as a backup landing site for OFT landings during the rainy season at EAFB.
Page 267 - This funding is required to provide an adequate allowance for these expected unknown requirements due to the flight activity. The need for these funds is strongly supported by the recent Space Shuttle program management and cost reviews. As these requirements develop and are approved they will impact the funding estimates for either development or production and the funding will be applied accordingly.