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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780909303321

Titolo

America's future in space [[electronic resource] ] : aligning the civil space program with national needs / / Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Space Studies Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009

ISBN

0-309-14538-4

0-309-14037-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (106 p.)

Disciplina

629.40973

Soggetti

Astronautics - Technological innovations - United States

Space security

Space environment

Outer space Exploration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 From Sputnik and Apollo to Today�s Globalized Environment""; ""2 Goals for U.S. Civil Space Activities""; ""3 Foundational Elements""; ""4 Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Committee Member and Staff Biographies""; ""Appendix B: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix C: Meeting Agendas""; ""Appendix D: Committee Outreach and Public Responses""