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Strengthening NASA's suborbital program

February 26th, 2010

REVITALIZING NASA'S SUBORBITAL PROGRAM: ADVANCING SCIENCE, DRIVING INNOVATION, AND DEVELOPING WORKFORCE, a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council, recommends ways NASA can strengthen its suborbital program, which conducts research using aircraft, balloons, and rockets. The program enables cutting-edge research in areas such as climate science and astrophysics and is vital in developing technologies and training personnel, the report says. It recommends that NASA reorder its priorities to increase funding for this program and create a new leadership position to coordinate it.

THE REPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Reporters may obtain copies by contacting the Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.

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