![]() | Human Exploration of Space:
A Review of NASA's 90-Day Study and Alternatives
(1990) Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) | |
| Table of Contents | PDF Chapters | |
| Front Matter | i-xvi | |
| Introduction | 1-4 | |
| I. Alternative Mission Concepts | 5-10 | |
| II. Space Transportation: Launch Systems, Propulsion, and Power | 11-16 | |
| III. Other Critical Technologies for the Human Exploration Initiative | 17-20 | |
| IV. Space Science and the Human Exploration Initiative | 21-26 | |
| V. Nontechnical Considerations | 27-32 | |
| VI. Summary Responses to Questions Posed by the Vice President | 33-38 | |
| Biographical Sketches of Committee Members | 39-44 | |
| Bibliography | 45-48 | |
| Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Technical Terms | 49-50 | |
| Appendix A: December 4, 1989, Letter from Vice President Dan Quayle to Dr. Frank Press and Dr. Press' Response | 51-57 | |
| Appendix B: List of Participants | 58-60 | |
| Appendix C: Excerpts from the President's July 20, 1989, Speech and the November 2, 1989, National Space Policy | 61-64 | |