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6 Congressional Testimony
Pages 51-54

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... Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell University, co-chairs of the National Research Council's Committee on Human Spaceflight, provided testimony on behalf of the National Academies' Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, and the SSB. More information and the full testimony (reprinted below)
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From page 52...
... As Governor Daniels noted, we would urge members and others to consider -- if you cannot read the entire document -- ­ to read Chapter 1 of our report, where you will find our major findings and recommendations on issues such as: public and stakeholder opinions about space exploration and human spaceflight in particular; an honest and detailed independent analysis of the technical and affordability realities associated with three possible exploration pathways that lead to Mars; an examination of the rationales for human spaceflight; and most importantly our recommendations on adopting the "pathways approach" we believe will help our nation achieve that next giant leap for humankind.
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From page 53...
... If there is any significant delay in the United States making a commitment to a truly sustainable program of human spaceflight beyond LEO, we risk a long gap in U.S. human spaceflight activity following the decommissioning of the International Space Station -- just as the termination of the Space Shuttle led to a hiatus in U.S.
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From page 54...
... A key element of those principles is that a pathway's chosen set of destinations and stepping stones would generate technical and engineering requirements which as much as possible would feed forward toward the next step and eventually the horizon goal. The committee does not recommend any specific pathway -- we were not charged to do so.
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