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Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration
Language: en
Pages: 464
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-30 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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More than four decades have passed since a human first set foot on the Moon. Great strides have been made in our understanding of what is required to support an
A Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space
Language: en
Pages: 162
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-03-16 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Extending the spatial and temporal boundaries of human space flight is an important goal for the nation and for the National Aeronautics and Space Administratio
Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft
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Pages: 178
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-12-16 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Derelict satellites, equipment and other debris orbiting Earth (aka space junk) have been accumulating for many decades and could damage or even possibly destro
Pathways to Exploration
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Pages: 405
Authors: National Research Council
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-09-30 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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The United States has publicly funded its human spaceflight program on a continuous basis for more than a half-century, through three wars and a half-dozen rece
Review of NASA's Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health
Language: en
Pages: 93
Authors: Institute of Medicine
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-05-27 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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As part of its ongoing commitment to the nation's space program, NASA's medical leadership asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review specific aspects of t