NASA’s / SSB / Scientific Expert Group / The National Academies Press / Cisco Systems / NAS / /
Continent
America / Europe / Africa / /
Country
Japan / Brazil / China / India / Russia / United States / Columbia / /
Currency
USD / / /
Event
Environmental Issue / Company Expansion / Reorganization / /
Facility
Space Station Freedom / Mabel Beckman Center / Planetary Skin Institute / International Space Station / /
IndustryTerm
weather satellite / science vs. applications / multi-disciplinary technical infrastructure / afternoon satellite / greenhouse gas emissions / Dark energy / space technology / aerospace industry / Information technology / media professionals / automated observing systems / sensornet technology / aerospace / energy technologies / undisciplined management / sustained measurement systems / democratic educational systems / cyber-infrastructure / virtual research network / Variable gravity technology / environmental information / technology development program / decision support services / space systems / gas emissions / technology users / information management / multi-spacecraft network / /
Organization
Earth System Science Agency / National Research Council / Engineering Board / Planetary Skin Institute / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Space Studies Board / Navy / Senate / G-20 / Climate Service / Aeronautics Space and Engineering Board / Clinton administration / Mabel Beckman Center / Augustine Commission / Air Force / United States Navy / NASA’s International Planning and Programs Office / National Science Foundation / Bush administration / USGS / NASA Advisory Council / second Bush administration / G-8 / Congress / White House / Beckman Center / first Bush administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / /
Person
Obama / Lori Garver / Charlie Bolden / Ralph Cicerone / Lester Lyles / Arnold Schwarzenegger / Norman Augustine / Chris Scolese / Jim Zimmerman / Bush / Dick Rowberg / Ian Pryke / /
Position
president / Interim administrator / General / Representative and Chief / administrator / astronaut / interim staff director / critic / science advisor / Governor / deputy administrator / head of agency / head of program level / chair / /
Product
Orion / Orion capsule / /
ProvinceOrState
California / Florida / /
PublishedMedium
the International Space Station express / the Orion / /
Technology
Information technology / Variable gravity technology / energy technologies / /
The views expressed in the following columns do not necessarily reflect those of the SSB or the National Research Council. SPACE STUDIES BULLETIN VOLUME 19, ISSUE 3 July-September 2008 Earth system science in America is