| United States Civil Space Policy: Summary of a Workshop Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Engineering and Physical Sci (Author), Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309120144 ISBN-13: 9780309120142 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $19.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Political Science | Public Policy - Science & Technology Policy - Science | Space Science |
| Dewey: 629.4 |
| LCCN: 2008298138 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.4" W x 10.6" (0.25 lbs) 42 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 2004, the NRC released a workshop report about the future direction of the U.S. civil space program. At the same time, the Administration announced the Vision for Space Exploration, and in June 2004, it issued a report that articulated a balanced space program for human and robotic exploration and science. Subsequent NRC reports, however, have noted that NASA has not been given the resources to carry out this broad-based program. This challenge, along with others faced by the U.S. civil space program, stimulated the NRC to form an ad hoc committee to organize a second workshop, held in November 2007, to address the space program's future directions. The workshop's goal was to air a range of views and perspectives so as to inform discussions of these questions by policymakers and the public. This book presents a summary of the workshop. |