STANDING COMMITTEES FOR SPACE STUDIES BOARD: THE BOARD THAT IS COVERED BY THIS PROPOSAL AND RESULTING CONTR…

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STANDING COMMITTEES FOR SPACE STUDIES BOARD: THE BOARD THAT IS COVERED BY THIS PROPOSAL AND RESULTING CONTRACT INCLUDES STUDIES ON QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE LYING WITHIN THE DOMAIN OF PROGRAMS OF SMD AND RELATING TO SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES. THIS SCOPE INCLUDES SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND PROGRAMMATIC ASPECTS OF INVESTIGATIONS OF: THE ORIGIN, EVOLUTION, AND DESTINY OF THE UNIVERSE; ITS CONTENTS; AND THE SEARCH FOR AND STUDY OF EARTH-LIKE PLANETS AND HABITABLE, EXTRA-SOLAR ENVIRONMENTS; THE EARTH SYSTEM AND CHANGES TO THAT SYSTEM USING SPACE-BASED AND SUB-ORBITAL OBSERVATIONS; THE SUN AND ITS HISTORY, THE SUN S CONNECTIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENTS OF THE BODIES OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM, AND THE HELIOSPHERE OUT TO ITS INTERFACE WITH THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM; PLANETARY SCIENCE, ROBOTIC EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM, ASTROBIOLOGY (INCLUDING THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE), AND SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF HUMAN EXPLORATION OF SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES; AND NATIONAL POLICY QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE GOALS, ROLES, AND INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF SPACE AND SPACE-BASED SCIENCE AND ISSUES OF SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY AND INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. NRC WILL ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL STANDING COMMITTEES OR AD HOC STUDY COMMITTEES WITH EXPERTISE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUPPORTIVE OF HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT PROGRAMS OR IN TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS RELATED TO SPACE SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, OR EXPLORATION. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD MAY COLLABORATE WITH OR UTILIZE OTHER ENTITIES OF THE NRC, AS APPROPRIATE, TO CONDUCT STUDY ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE GENERAL SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT.