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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Statement of Task." National Research Council. 2004. Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11020.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Statement of Task." National Research Council. 2004. Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11020.
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Appendix A
Statement of Task

The Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Research Council will plan and host a series of workshops on technology policy issues related to the interrelationship between government, industry and other stakeholders in advancing human and robotic space exploration and development. To accomplish this task the NRC will establish a steering committee of approximately six members to plan workshop agendas and solicit input from appropriate participants. The steering committee will have expertise and specific knowledge regarding space exploration and/or modes of interaction between the government and industry concerning technology development and demonstration. The series of workshops will be focused primarily on the development and demonstration of space technologies based on optimal modes of interaction between government agencies, industry, and other stakeholders.

One workshop will focus on policy issues concerning the development and demonstration of space technologies. The rationale, from the perspective of different stakeholders, for the long-term cultivation of advanced space systems will be a major topic to be discussed by senior level government and industry officials. A second workshop will focus on the interrelationship between government and industry in the development of advanced space systems. The discussion will center around the question: “What is the best mode of interaction between NASA, industry, and other stakeholders when developing and demonstrating advanced space systems?” Information and ideas obtained by NASA at the workshops will be used in future planning of programs and activities sponsored by the Office of Space Flight.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Statement of Task." National Research Council. 2004. Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11020.
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NASA’s Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) program within the Office of Space Flight has proposed a new framework for space technology and systems development—Advanced Systems, Technology, Research, and Analysis (ASTRA) for future space flight capabilities. To assist in the development of this framework, NASA asked the National Research Council to convene a series of workshops on technology policy issues concerning the relationship of the various stakeholders in advancing human and robotic exploration and development of space. The first workshop, which is the topic of this report, focused on policy issues about the development and demonstration of space technologies. Four policy topics—selected by the project steering committee as the foci of this first workshop—are discussed in the report: the rationale for human and robotic space exploration; technology as a driver for capability transformation; risk mitigation and perception; and international cooperation and competition.

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