INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN SCIENCE 



WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1985 



House of Representatives, 

 Committee on Science and Technology, 



Task Force on Science Policy, 



Washington, DC. 



The task force met, pursuant to recess, at 10:08 a.m., in room 

 2325, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Don Fuqua (chairman 

 of the task force) presiding. 



Mr. Fuqua. Today's hearing is the second in a series of 4 days of 

 hearings on international cooperation in science. These hearings on 

 international cooperation in science are to consider three sets of 

 issues: one, international cooperation in big science; two, the 

 impact of international cooperation on research priorities; and 

 three, the coordination and management of international coopera- 

 tive research. 



Our first witness today is Dr. Herbert Friedman, chairman of the 

 Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, the 

 National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Friedman is a distinguished as- 

 tronomer who pioneered the development of rocket and satellite as- 

 tronomy, and he has been awarded the National Medal of Science 

 and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. 



Dr. Friedman, we are very delighted to have you share your time 

 with us this morning. 



[A biographical sketch of Dr. Friedman follows:] 



Dr. Herbert Friedman 



Herbert Friedman serves as chairman of the Commission on Physical Sciences, 

 Mathematics and Resources in the National Research Council, and is a member of 

 the National Academy of Sciences. His experience in space research has been con- 

 tinuous since the arrival of V-2 rockets in the United States in 1946. Among his 

 awards are the National Medal of Science and the Presidential Medal for Distin- 

 guished Federal Service. In advisory roles, he has served as a member of the Presi- 

 dent's Science Advisory Committee, the General Advisory Committee for Atomic 

 Energy, and various academic committees. He has been connected with internation- 

 al space programs in the roles of vice president of COSPAR and president of the 

 Interunion Commission on Solar Terrestrial Relations and the Special Committee 

 on Solar Terrestrial Physics of the International Council of Scientific Unions. 



STATEMENT OF DR. HERBERT FRIEDMAN, CHAIRMAN, COMMIS- 

 SION ON PHYSICAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, AND RE- 

 SOURCES, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON, 

 DC 



Dr. Friedman. Mr. Chairman, I am very pleased to be here. I 

 have been asked to testify on aspects of international cooperation 

 in space science and geophysics. My written testimony traces the 



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