Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
National Research Council


REPORTS LIST


(Acronym list at bottom of page)

DATE		TITLE						SPONSOR
October 1998	Improving the Continued Airworthiness of	DOT/FAA
		Civil Aircraft

October 1998	Breakthrough Technologies to Meet Future	NASA/RT
		Air and Space Transportation Needs and
		Goals

February 1998	Space Technology for the New Century		NASA/AF

December 1997	Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids	NASA/MP 
		and Orbital Debris

November 1997	The Global Positioning System for 		NSF
		the Geosciences

July 1997	U.S. Supersonic Commercial Aircraft:		NASA/OA
		Assessing NASA's High Speed
		Research Program

June 1997	Advanced Technology for Human			NASA/OLMSA
		Support in Space

June 1997	Reducing the Costs of Space Science		NASA/OSS/OSAT
		Research Missions

March 1997	Aviation Safety and Pilot Control -		NASA/OA
		Understanding and Preventing Unfavorable 
		Pilot-Vehicle Interactions

January 1997	Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics:	NASA/OA
		Scenario-Based Strategic Planning for NASA's 
		Aeronautics Enterprise

January 1997	Protecting the Space Station from Meteoroids	NASA/OSF
		and Orbital Debris

June 1996	Assessment of the TOPAZ International Program	DNA

June 1996	Engineering Research and Technology on 		NASA
		the Space Station

December 1995	Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology		NASA
		Development and Test Program

November 1995	The Capabilities of Space Stations		NASA

November 1995	Letter report to the Director of 		NASA/OSF
		the Space Station Program, Wilbur	
		C. Trafton

November 1995	Aviation Weather Services - A Call for		FAA/NWS/OFCM
		Federal Leadership and Action

June 1995	Orbital Debris; A Technical Assessment		NASA

May 1995	The Global Positioning System; A Shared		USAF
		National Asset

September 1994	Space Facilities:  Meeting Future		NASA
		Needs for Research, Development,	
		and Operations

September 1994	Aeronautical Facilities:  Assessing		NASA
		the National Plan for Aeronautical	
		Ground Test Facilities

June 1994	Letter report to the Director of 		NASA/OSF
		the Space Station Program, Wilbur	
		C. Trafton, with program evaluations

June 1994	Technology for Small Spacecraft			NASA/OACT

March 1994	Proceedings of the 25th Anniversary	 	NASA/Private		
		Symposium of the Aeronautics and Space 	
		Engineering Board (May 7, 1993)

June 1993	An Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight 		NASA/OSF		
		Software Development Processes

May 1993	Letter report to NASA Administrator 		NASA/OSF		
		Daniel S. Goldin regarding use of a space 	
		station as an engineering research facility.

February 1993	Improving NASA's Technology for 		NASA/OAST/OSSA		
		Space Science	

September 1992	Aeronautical Technologies for the Twenty-First 	NASA/OAST	
		Century:  Executive Summary

September 1992	Aeronautical Technologies for the Twenty-First 	NASA/OAST
		Century

July 1992	Future Aerospace Ground Test Facility 		USAF/AEDC		
		Requirements for the Arnold Engineering 	
		Development Center

April 1992	From Earth To Orbit, An Assessment of 		NASA/OSF		
		Transportation Options

September 1991	The Space Shuttle Advanced Solid Rocket	 	NASA/OSF	
		Motor--Quality Control and Testing

November 1990	Flight Research: An Important Component	 	NASA/OAST	
		of Aerospace Research (White Paper)

February 1990 	Human Exploration of Space--A Review of 	NATIONAL SPACE
		NASA's 90-Day Study and Alternatives 		COUNCIL

August 1989	Space Station Engineering Design Issues		NASA/OAST/OSS		
		Report of a Workshop

April 1989	Report of the Committee on a Commercially 	NASA/OSF		
		Developed Space Facility

July 1988	Review of Aeronautical Wind Tunnel Facilities	NASA/OAST

February 1988	Letter Report to NASA Administrator James	NASA/OAST		
		C. Fletcher regarding aeronautics

January 1988	Post-Challenger Evaluation of Space  		NASA/OAST/OSF		
		Shuttle	 Risk Assessment and Management

December 1987	Space Technology to Meet Future Needs		NASA/OAST

November 1987	Advanced Organic Composite Materials for 	NASA/OAST	
		Aircraft Structures -- Future Program

July 1987	Second Interim Letter Report by the Committee 	NASA/OAST/OSF		
		on Shuttle Criticality Review and Hazard Analysis
		Audit to NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher

January 1987	First Interim Letter Report by the Committee on NASA/OAST/OSF		
		Shuttle Criticality Review and Hazard Analysis 	
		Audit to NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher

December 1986	Space Station Engineering and Technology 	NASA/OAST/OSS	
		Development--Summaries of Meetings		
			--Software Test and Verification		
			--Electric Power Conditioning		
			--Research and Technology for Growth	
			--Hardware Test and Verification

December 1986	Current Capabilities and Future Directions 	NASA/OAST	
		in Computational Fluid Dynamics

January 1986	Space Station Engineering and Technology 	NASA/OAST/OSS
		Development:  Proceedings of the Panel on 
		Program Performance and Onboard Mission 
		Control, August 6-7, 1985

January 1986	Review of Technology Trees for National 	NASA/OAST	
		Aeronautics R&D Goals (letter report)

November 1985	NASA-Universities Relationships in  		NASA/OAST	
		Aero/Space Engineering--A Review of NASA's 
		Programs

November 1985	Aeronautical Technology 2000: 			NASA/OAST	
		A Projection of Advanced Vehicle Concepts

November 1985	Space Station Engineering and Technology 	NASA/OAST/OSS
		Development:  Proceedings of the Panel on 
		Solar Thermodynamics Research and Technology 	
		Development, July 31, 1985

August 1985	Space Station Engineering and Technology 	NASA/OAST/OSS	
		Development:  Proceedings of the Panel on 
		In-Space Engineering Research and Technology 	
		Development, May 21-22, 1985

May 1985	Space Station Engineering and Technology 	NASA/OAST/OSS
		Development:  Proceedings of the Panel on 
		Maintainability, March 20-21, 1985

February 1985	Space Station Engineering and Technology 	NASA/OAST/OSS	
		Development

October 1984	Aeronautics Technology Possibilities for 	NASA/OAST
		2000: Report of a Workshop

May 1984	Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Filament-	NASA/Deputy 	
		Wound Casings:  Report of an Ad Hoc 		Administrator	
		Meeting

September 1983	Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard 		FAA
		to Aviation

August 1983	Providing R&D Test Fuels from Alternate 	 USAF
		Energy Sources:  An Assessment of Options

June 1983	NASA's Space Research and Technology 		NASA/OAST
		Program:  Report of a Workshop

February 1983	The Influence of Computational Fluid Dynamics 	NASA/OAST/
		on Experimental Aerospace Facilities: A 	USAF/AEDC
		Fifteen Year Projection

August 1982	Aircrew-Vehicle System Interaction: An 		NASA/OAST
		Evaluation of NASA's Program in Human Factors 
		Research

April 1982	Aviation Turbine Fuels:  An Assessment of 	NASA/OAST
		Alternatives

September 1980	NASA's Aeronautics Program:  Systems 		NASA/OAST
		Technology and Experimental Program

May 1980	An Evaluation of NASA's Program for Liquid 	NASA/OAST
		Rocket Propulsion

March 1980	NASA's Role in Aeronautics:  A Workshop		NASA/OAST
			Vol. 1  Summary
			Vol. 2  Military Aviation
			Vol. 3  Transport Aircraft
			Vol. 4  General Aviation
			Vol. 5  Rotorcraft
			Vol. 6  Aeronautical Research
		  	Vol. 7  Background Papers

May 1980	An Evaluation of NASA's Program for Improving	NASA/OAST
		Aircraft Fuel Efficiency

March 1980	National Transonic Facility: A Review of the 	NASA/OAST	
		Operational Plan

April 1979	NASA's Aeronautics Research and Technology 	NASA/OAST
		Base

February 1979	Second Review--Technical Status of the Space 	NASA/OSF
		Shuttle Main Engine

December 1978	An Evaluation of NASA's Program for Advancing 	NASA/OAST	
		Rotorcraft Technology

September 1978	Review of Criteria for Packaging Plutonium for 	Nuclear 	
		Transport by Air				Regulatory		
								Commission

March 1978	Technical Status of the Space Shuttle Main 	NASA/OSF
		Engine

September 1977	Advanced Gas Turbine Engine Development:  	NASA
		The Potential Role of the NASA Lewis 
		Research Center

August-December	Civil Aviation Research and Development 	NASA
1968		(CARD) An Assessment of Federal Government 
			Involvement 
			Summary Report	
			Flight Vehicles and Airbreathing Propulsion
			Airport and Support Facilities
			Air Traffic Control	
			Aircraft Noise
			Aircraft Operations
			Economics of Civil Aviation	

Acronym List:
AEDC		Arnold Engineering Development Center
DNA		Defense Nuclear Agency
FAA		Federal Aviation Administration
NASA 		National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NSF		National Science Foundation
NWS		National Weather Service
OA		NASA Office of Aeronautics
OACT		NASA Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology
OAST		NASA Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology
OASTT		NASA Office of Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology
OFCM		Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
OLMSA		NASA Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications
OSF		NASA Office of Space Flight
OSS		NASA Office of Space Science
OSSA		NASA Office of Space Science and Applications
USAF		United States Air Force



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