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it begins with the first tentative

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forays of the wright brothers

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human beings taking flight

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every major aerospace achievement along

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the way builds on those before it

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lessons learned answer some questions

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and raise many others

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spurring new endeavors and discoveries

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imagination provides the spark

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but information sustains the fire

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as the tasks become increasingly complex

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documenting and having access to

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research results becomes ever more

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to meet researchers needs for aerospace

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information from around the globe

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nasa established a scientific and

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technical information program

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at the heart of the sti program

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is a worldwide network of information

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professionals

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using both traditional and advanced

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technologies

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their mission is to seek out and make

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available whatever material an aerospace

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researcher requires

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whether it's a published report or

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updates on studies in progress

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the sti team can produce and deliver the

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necessary information in almost any form

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utilizing this tremendous resource saves

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two important things

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time

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one of the key elements in the sti

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program is a powerful database

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containing more than three million

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records

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topics covered range from aero and

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astronautics to the life and space

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sciences

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coverage is truly global

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material is acquired from over 50

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countries through more than 600 exchange

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online computer searches of the sti

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database are possible through an

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information system called nasa recon

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it is extremely flexible

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personal profiles can be established

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based on individual interests

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an automatic literature search and

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document distribution option will

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continuously deliver new related

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information as it becomes available

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an average of 85 000 aerospace items are

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processed into the system each year

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keeping it current

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the sti program also provides access to

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a variety of other databases around the

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world

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creating an unrivaled aerospace

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information network

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a number of specialized services

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including custom thesauruses

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translating material to or from other

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languages

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database building

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organizing research results for

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publication

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or even generating graphics are offered

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as well

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no matter what an individual

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researcher's needs

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there's an sti professional with the

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expertise to meet them

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all that's required to take advantage of

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this unique

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flexible program is a phone call

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an sti representative will provide

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as researchers around the world continue

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to push back the limits of aerospace

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science and technology

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the need to streamline the research and

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development process is greater than ever

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the key is information

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ensuring that previous work is not

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repeated and new endeavors are

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capabilities have grown considerably

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since those early days on a remote north

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carolina beach but there are still great

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strides to be made

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just as the discoveries of the past

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serve as the foundation for today's

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successes

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present-day studies are laying the

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groundwork for the challenges of

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helping secure this future is nasa's

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scientific and technical information

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program

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the source for aerospace research around

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for more information about the nasa sti

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program please write to the nasa center