Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program

January 12th, 2009   By _randall   Filed Under Babble Space, Big Idea Space, Industry Space, Political Space, Student Space   

The Presidents of the National Academy of Science and the
<http://www.nationalacademies.org/>  National Academy of Engineering have
commissioned a study
<http://www7.nationalacademies.org/ssb/rationale_goals_civil_space.html>  on
the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program.

In short, the Academies are asking why the nation has a civil space program
(including human, robotic, commercial, and personal spaceflight). 

The study is intended to provide a strategic framework for the nation's
activities in space that can provide consistent guidance in an increasingly
interconnected world. The members of the study committee are interested in
the views (positive or negative) of the general public, particularly those
people with a scientific and/or technological interest.

Please provide input by January 30, 2009!

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