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NASA
Subject Divisions
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| AERONAUTICS | ||||||||||
Includes aeronautics (general); aerodynamics;
air transportation and safety; aircraft communications and navigation;
aircraft design, testing and performance; avionics and aircraft instrumentation;
aircraft propulsion and power; aircraft stability and control; and research
and support facilities (air). For related information see also ASTRONAUTICS
(categories 12 though 20).
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01 Aeronautics
(General)
02 Aerodynamics 03 Air Transportation and Safety 04 Aircraft Communications and Navigation 05 Aircraft Design, Testing and Performance 06 Avionics and Aircraft Instrumentation 07 Aircraft Propulsion and Power 08 Aircraft Stability and Control 09 Research and Support Facilities (Air) |
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ASTRONAUTICS
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Includes astronautics (general); astrodynamics;
ground support systems and facilities (space); launch vehicles and launch
operations; space transportation and safety; space communications, spacecraft
communications, command, and tracking; spacecraft design, testing and
performance; spacecraft instrumentation and astrionics; and spacecraft
propulsion and power. For related information see also AERONAUTICS (categories
01 through 09).
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12 Astronautics
(General)
13 Astrodynamics 14 Ground Support Systems and Facilities (Space) 15 Launch Vehicles and Launch Operations 16 Space Transportation and Safety 17 Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking 18 Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance 19 Spacecraft Instrumentation and Astrionics 20 Spacecraft Propulsion and Power |
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| CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS | ||||||||||
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Includes chemistry and materials (general); composite
materials; inorganic, organic and physical chemistry; metals and metallic
materials; nonmetallic materials; propellants and fuels; and space processing.
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23 Chemistry and Materials (General) 24 Composite Materials 25 Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry 26 Metals and Metallic Materials 27 Nonmetallic Materials 28 Propellants and Fuels 29 Space Processing |
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| ENGINEERING | ||||||||||
| Includes engineering (general); communications and radar; electronics and electrical engineering; fluid mechanics and thermodynamics; instrumentation and photography; lasers and masers; mechanical engineering; quality assurance and reliability; and structural mechanics. For related information see also PHYSICS (categories 70 through 77). | 31 Engineering (General) 32 Communications and Radar 33 Electronics and Electrical Engineering 34 Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics 35 Instrumentation and Photography 36 Lasers and Masers 37 Mechanical Engineering 38 Quality Assurance and Reliability 39 Structural Mechanics |
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| GEOSCIENCES | ||||||||||
| Includes geosciences (general); earth resources and remote sensing; energy production and conversion; environment pollution; geophysics; meteorology and climatology; and oceanography. For related information see also SPACE SCIENCES (categories 88 through 93). | 42 Geosciences (General) 43 Earth Resources and Remote Sensing 44 Energy Production and Conversion 45 Environment Pollution 46 Geophysics 47 Meteorology and Climatology 48 Oceanography |
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| LIFE SCIENCES | ||||||||||
| Includes life sciences (general); aerospace medicine; behavioral sciences; man/system technology and life support; and exobiology. | 51 Life Sciences (General) 52 Aerospace Medicine 53 Behavioral Sciences 54 Man/System Technology and Life Support 55 Exobiology |
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| MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENCES | ||||||||||
| Includes mathematical and computer sciences (general); computer operations and hardware; computer programming and software; computer systems; cybernetics, artificial intelligence and robotics; numerical analysis; statistics and probability; systems analysis and operations research; and theoretical mathematics. | 59 Mathematical and Computer Sciences
(General) 60 Computer Operations and Hardware 61 Computer Programming and Software 62 Computer Systems 63 Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics 64 Numerical Analysis 65 Statistics and Probability 66 Systems Analysis and Operations Research 67 Theoretical Mathematics |
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| PHYSICS | ||||||||||
| Includes physics (general); acoustics; atomic and molecular physics; nuclear physics; optics; plasma physics; solid-state physics; and physics of elementary particles and fields. For related information see also ENGINEERING (categories 31 through 39). | 70 Physics (General) 71 Acoustics 72 Atomic and Molecular Physics 73 Nuclear Physics 74 Optics 75 Plasma Physics 76 Solid-State Physics 77 Physics of Elementary Particles and Fields |
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| SOCIAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES | ||||||||||
| Includes social and information sciences (general); administration and management; documentation and information science; economics and cost analysis; law, political science, and space policy; and technology utilization and surface transportation. | 80 Social and Information Sciences
(General) 81 Administration and Management 82 Documentation and Information Science 83 Economics and Cost Analysis 84 Law, Political Science and Space Policy 85 Technology Utilization and Surface Transportation |
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| SPACE SCIENCES | ||||||||||
| Includes space sciences (general); astronomy; astrophysics; lunar and planetary science and exploration; solar physics; and space radiation. For related information see also GEOSCIENCES (categories 42 through 48). | 88 Space Sciences (General) 89 Astronomy 90 Astrophysics 91 Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration 92 Solar Physics 93 Space Radiation |
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| GENERAL | ||||||||||
| Includes aerospace related reports of a general or broad nature; histories, biographies, or overviews of aerospace programs. | 99 General | |||||||||
