DocumentCode
979761
Title
The NASA Space Sciences Program
Volume
48
Issue
4
fYear
1960
fDate
4/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
438
Lastpage
450
Abstract
This report, prepared in April, 1959, summarizes the objectives of the space sciences program of the U. S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the immediate and long-range plans for carrying the program out. The report is divided into several broad areas: atmospheres, ionospheres, energetic particles, electric and magnetic fields, gravitational fields, astronomy, and biosciences. Included in the discussion is a review of present knowledge and existing problems in each of the above areas.
Keywords
Astronomy; Earth; Helium; Magnetic fields; NASA; Ocean temperature; Probes; Rockets; Satellites; Terrestrial atmosphere;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IRE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-8390
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JRPROC.1960.287391
Filename
4066040
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