A Constrained Space Exploration Technology Program: A Review of Nasa's Exploration Technology Development Program

by Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council

In January 2004, President George W. Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), which instructed NASA to Extend human presence across the solar system, starting with a human return to the Moon by the year 2020, in preparation for human exploration of Mars and other destinations, among other objectives. As acknowledged in the VSE, significant technology development will be necessary to accomplish the goals it articulates. NASA's Exploration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309125839
• ISBN13: 9780309125833
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"