These twelve background papers have been prepared as part of the preparatory work for UNISPACE III. They look at: the earth and its environment in space; disast

Though more than forty years old, the space age has just begun, and questions about its future abound. What will replace the Space Shuttle? Will the Internation

The Third United Nations Conference on the Exploitation and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III) was held from 19 to 30 July 1999 in Vienna. The UNISPACE

Hearing to begin a national dialogue about the future of America's space program. Witnesses: Daniel Goldin, Admin., NASA; Howard McCurdy, Prof. of Public Admin.