Abstract
FOR MANY YEARS, THE NATIONAL Aeronautics & Space Administration's research program has been under fire over its value and its relevance. Critics of the research efforts, administered by NASA's Office of Biological & Physical Research (OBPR), question whether the science being conducted on the space shuttle missions and the International Space Station (ISS) is important enough to justify the enormous cost. But recent events have brought into question an even more basic issue: Are human missions into space necessary? The loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew in the skies over the Southwest U.S. on Feb. 1 has prompted NASA to ground its remaining shuttle fleet— threatening the future of the space station—and Congress to initiate a thorough investigation of the accident and the overall space program. NASA, however, believes that, following a brief hiatus during the investigations, it will be able to get back on track with its long-range plans. I ...
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