Overview 



Section 2 of this report presents the major findings and recommendations of the 

 Life Sciences Strategic Planning Study Committee. These findings and recommen- 

 dations were derived from summaries of topical studies conducted by the Commit- 

 tee, given in section 3. 



Reference List 



1. National Commission on Space. Thomas O. Paine, Task Group Chairperson. 

 May 1986. Pioneering the Space Frontier. New York: Bantam Books. 



2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Exploration. Sally K. 

 Ride, Task Group Chairperson. August 1987. Leadership and America's Future in 

 Space. Washington, DC: NASA. 



3. National Academy of Sciences. Committee on Space Biology and Medicine. Jay 

 M. Goldberg, Committee Chairperson. 1987. A Strategy for Space Biology and 

 Medical Science for the 1980s and 1990s. Washington, DC: National Academy 

 Press. 



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