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Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report (2004)
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB)

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Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report

Contents

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SUMMARY

  

1

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INTRODUCTION

  

7

3

  

RATIONALE FOR HUMAN AND ROBOTIC SPACE EXPLORATION

  

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4.

  

NASA EXPLORATION SYSTEMS AND ARCHITECTURES

  

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TECHNOLOGY AS A DRIVER FOR CAPABILITY TRANSFORMATION

  

29

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RISK AVERSION—FLYING IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY

  

38

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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION/COMPETITION—WHY, HOW, WHEN?

  

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APPENDIXES

  

 
   

A   Statement of Task

  

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B   Committee Member Biographies

  

54
   

C   Workshop Agenda

  

57
   

D   Workshop Attendees

  

61
   

E   Acronyms and Abbreviations

  

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