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UNINA9910969102603321 |
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Titolo |
America's future in space : 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 |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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9780309145381 |
0309145384 |
9780309140379 |
0309140374 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (106 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astronautics - Technological innovations - United States |
Space security |
Space environment |
Outer space Exploration |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As civil space policies and programs have evolved, the geopolitical environment has changed dramatically. Although the U.S. space program was originally driven in large part by competition with the Soviet Union, the nation now finds itself in a post-Cold War world in which many nations have established, or are aspiring to develop, independent space capabilities. Furthermore discoveries from developments in the first 50 years of the space age have led to an |
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