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Biological and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee (BPAC)

The Biological and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee is a new FACA committee of NASA and is the successor to the Human Exploration and Operations Research Advisory Committee (HEORAC).

BPAC Members

Kenneth Davidian
William Davis
Jamie Foster
Simon Gilroy
Meredith Guenther
Nathan Lundblad
Maren Mossman
James Pawlczyk
Aleksandra Radlinska
Ali Rangwala
Kathleen Rubins
Danilo Tagle
Mark Weislogel

BPAC Meeting Documents

November 15-16, 2022 (Virtual)

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