America S Future In Space

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309145381

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America's Future in Space by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program Pdf

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 explosion of scientific and engineering knowledge and practical applications of space technology. The private sector has also been developing, fielding, and expanding the commercial use of space-based technology and systems. Recognizing the new national and international context for space activities, America's Future in Space is meant to advise the nation on key goals and critical issues in 21st century U.S. civil space policy.

Author : Steven Lambakis
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780813145785

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On the Edge of Earth by Steven Lambakis Pdf

“Interesting and provocative. . . . Recommended for anyone interested in space policy and national security affairs.” —Choice The United States has long exploited Earth’s orbits to enhance security, generate wealth, and solidify its position as a world leader. America’s ambivalence toward military activities in space, however, has the potential to undermine our future security. Some perceive space as a place to defend and fight for America’s vital interests. Others?whose voices are frequently dominant and manifested in public rhetoric, funded defense programs, international diplomacy, and treaty commitments?look upon space as a preserve not to be despoiled by earthly strife. After forty years of discussion, the debate over America’s role in space rages on. In light of the steady increase in international satellite activity for commercial and military purposes, America’s vacillation on this issue could begin to pose a real threat to our national security. Steven Lambakis argues that this policy dysfunction will eventually manifest itself in diminished international political leverage, the forfeiture of technological advances, and the squandering of valuable financial resources. Lambakis reviews key political, military, and business developments in space over the past four decades. Emphasizing that we should not take our unobstructed and unlimited access to space for granted, he identifies potential space threats and policy flaws and proposes steps to meet national security demands for the twenty-first century. “Provides a wealth of details on a wide range of factors that contribute to space power.” —Air & Space Power Journal “Will trigger public debate, generate controversy and add creatively to the policy debate.” —John D. Stempel, author of Common Sense and Foreign Policy

Author : Sally Ride
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : UIUC:30112012287717

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Leadership and America's Future in Space by Sally Ride Pdf

Author : United States. Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Aeronautics and state
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113754290

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Report of the Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program by United States. Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program Pdf

Author : Sally K. Ride
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : NASA:31769000578032

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Leadership and America's Future in Space by Sally K. Ride Pdf

Author : United States. Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Astronautics
ISBN : NASA:31769000599418

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Report of the Advisory Committee on the Future of the US Space Program by United States. Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309140362

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America's Future in Space by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program Pdf

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 explosion of scientific and engineering knowledge and practical applications of space technology. The private sector has also been developing, fielding, and expanding the commercial use of space-based technology and systems. Recognizing the new national and international context for space activities, America's Future in Space is meant to advise the nation on key goals and critical issues in 21st century U.S. civil space policy.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : PURD:32754067922132

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Defining NASA's Mission and America's Vision for the Future of Space Exploration by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice Pdf

Author : William Sims Bainbridge
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0791406148

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Goals in Space by William Sims Bainbridge Pdf

Goals in Space draws upon a detailed sample of 4,000 Americans to discover what values this society attaches to the space program. Systematic survey procedures identify 125 specific goals of the space program, and Bainbridge examines how these represent the perceived general values of spaceflight, including economic, industrial, environmental, social, spiritual, emotional, and military benefits. While the most popular justifications for spaceflight offered immediate gain for the current society, many Americans have a clear image of the revolutionary transformations that spaceflight may accomplish in the long run, notably colonization of the solar system. The findings of this study clarify the ideological bases for space technology and set the terms for the future debate on investment in space exploration.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Astronautics and state
ISBN : UIUC:30112039605107

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Advanced Technology for America's Future in Space by Anonim Pdf

Author : Daniel Deudney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190903350

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Dark Skies by Daniel Deudney Pdf

Space is again in the headlines. E-billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are planning to colonize Mars. President Trump wants a "Space Force" to achieve "space dominance" with expensive high-tech weapons. The space and nuclear arms control regimes are threadbare and disintegrating. Would-be asteroid collision diverters, space solar energy collectors, asteroid miners, and space geo-engineers insistently promote their Earth-changing mega-projects. Given our many looming planetary catastrophes (from extreme climate change to runaway artificial superintelligence), looking beyond the earth for solutions might seem like a sound strategy for humanity. And indeed, bolstered by a global network of fervent space advocates-and seemingly rendered plausible, even inevitable, by oceans of science fiction and the wizardly of modern cinema-space beckons as a fully hopeful path for human survival and flourishing, a positive future in increasingly dark times. But despite even basic questions of feasibility, will these many space ventures really have desirable effects, as their advocates insist? In the first book to critically assess the major consequences of space activities from their origins in the 1940s to the present and beyond, Daniel Deudney argues in Dark Skies that the major result of the "Space Age" has been to increase the likelihood of global nuclear war, a fact conveniently obscured by the failure of recognize that nuclear-armed ballistic missiles are inherently space weapons. The most important practical finding of Space Age science, also rarely emphasized, is the discovery that we live on Oasis Earth, tiny and fragile, and teeming with astounding life, but surrounded by an utterly desolate and inhospitable wilderness stretching at least many trillions of miles in all directions. As he stresses, our focus must be on Earth and nowhere else. Looking to the future, Deudney provides compelling reasons why space colonization will produce new threats to human survival and not alleviate the existing ones. That is why, he argues, we should fully relinquish the quest. Mind-bending and profound, Dark Skies challenges virtually all received wisdom about the final frontier.

Author : Jeremy Grunert
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004524064

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The United States Space Force and the Future of American Space Policy by Jeremy Grunert Pdf

Since 1957, U.S. space policy has grappled with the question: should the space domain be governed by developing international law, or openly weaponized for national security? Has the creation of the Space Force settled this tension once and for all?

Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1722925280

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Advanced Technology for America's Future in Space by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Pdf

In response to Recommendation 8 of the Augustine Committee Report, NASA's Office of Aeronautics, Exploration and Technology (OAET) developed a proposed 'Integrated Technology Plan for the Civil Space Program' that entails substantial changes in the processes, structure and the content of NASA's space research and technology program. The Space Systems and Technology Advisory Committee (SSTAC, a subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Committee) and several other senior, expert, informed advisory groups conducted a review of NASA's proposed Integrated Technology Plan (ITP). This review was in response to the specific request in Recommendation 8 that 'NASA utilize an expert, outside review process, managed from headquarters, to assist in the allocation of technology funds'. This document, the final report from that review, addresses: (1) summary recommendations; (2) mission needs; (3) the integrated technology plan; (4) summary reports of the technical panels; and (5) conclusions and observations. Unspecified Center BUDGETING; FEDERAL BUDGETS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MISSION PLANNING; NASA SPACE PROGRAMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH PROJECTS; REVIEWING; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AEROSPACE SYSTEMS; SPACE EXPLORATION...

Author : Claude A. Piantadosi
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231531030

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Mankind Beyond Earth by Claude A. Piantadosi Pdf

Seeking to reenergize Americans' passion for the space program, the value of further exploration of the Moon, and the importance of human beings on the final frontier, Claude A. Piantadosi presents a rich history of American space exploration and its major achievements. He emphasizes the importance of reclaiming national command of our manned program and continuing our unmanned space missions, and he stresses the many adventures that still await us in the unfolding universe. Acknowledging space exploration's practical and financial obstacles, Piantadosi challenges us to revitalize American leadership in space exploration in order to reap its scientific bounty. Piantadosi explains why space exploration, a captivating story of ambition, invention, and discovery, is also increasingly difficult and why space experts always seem to disagree. He argues that the future of the space program requires merging the practicalities of exploration with the constraints of human biology. Space science deals with the unknown, and the margin (and budget) for error is small. Lethal near-vacuum conditions, deadly cosmic radiation, microgravity, vast distances, and highly scattered resources remain immense physical problems. To forge ahead, America needs to develop affordable space transportation and flexible exploration strategies based in sound science. Piantadosi closes with suggestions for accomplishing these goals, combining his healthy skepticism as a scientist with an unshakable belief in space's untapped—and wholly worthwhile—potential.

Author : Matthias Otto
Publisher : Diplomica Verlag
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783836667234

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Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space Tourism at the Example of Virgin Galactic by Matthias Otto Pdf

The work "Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space Tourism at the Example of Virgin Galactic" deals with the topic space tourism, especially with the so-called suborbital space tourism a current trend of private businesses that offer commercial flights up to the edge of space. This edge of space, named "Karman Line" due to its founder Theodore von Karman, is defined by the FAI (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) to be at an altitude of approximately 100 km. The author conducts a detailed feasibility study about this phenomenon at the example of the Anglo-American business Virgin Galactic, and sets up future projections based on the results of this study. After a general introduction into the topic (history, motives for going to space, stages of space tourism etc.) the author addresses the focal points of the feasibility study. In detail, this includes an analysis of the Virgin Galactic approach and its most promising competitors (Space Adventures, Benson Space Company, Space Access, Incredible Adventures, Rocketplane Limited, Starchaser Industries, and Blue Origin), as well as an analysis of the several spaceships and its manufacturers. Subsequently, the regulatory framework is illustrated at the example of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). In the end, results from market research projects are evaluated in order to explain the demand for suborbital flights. The study comes to the conclusion that the industry is still in an early pioneer phase, but nevertheless shows an enormous potential to grow.