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Title America's future in space : aligning the civil space program with national needs / Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program [and others]
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 89 pages) : illustrations
Contents From Sputnik and Apollo to today's globalized environment -- Goals for U.S. civil space activities -- Foundational elements -- Recommendations
Summary Reports on key goals and critical issues in 21st century U.S. civil space policy. Addressing such topics as national interest and future progress of the U.S. civil space program, the report incorporates contributions by representatives from the Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program, the Space Studies Board, the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, and the Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Astronautics and state -- United States
Astronautics -- Technological innovations -- United States
Space security.
Space environment.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Exploration of outer space
Astronautics and state
Astronautics -- Technological innovations
Space environment
Space security
SUBJECT Outer space -- Exploration -- United States
Subject Outer space
United States
Form Electronic book
Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program.
ISBN 9780309140379
0309140374
0309140366
9780309140362