Report of the Presidents Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy: A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, And Discover: by E.C.Pete

By Pete, E. C.

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Title:	Report of the Presidents Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy: A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, And Discover: by E.C.Pete
Author:	Pete, E. C.
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Executive Summary: On January 14, 2004, President George W. Bush announced a new vision for America?s civil space program that calls for human and robotic missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. This vision set forth goals of: returning the Space Shuttle safely to flight; completing the International Space Station (ISS); phasing out the Space Shuttle when the ISS is complete (about 2010); sending a robotic orbiter and Lander to the Moon; sending a human expedition to the Moon as early as 2015, but no later than 2020; conducting robotic missions to Mars in preparation for a future human expedition; and conducting robotic exploration across the solar system. Such a focus for the American space program has not existed since the Apollo era and establishes a much-needed direction and purpose for our national space efforts...

Table of Contents
Contents TRANSMITTAL LETTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SECTIONI INTRODUCTION: THE SPACE EXPLORATION VISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 A. Overview of the Space Exploration Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 B. The Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 C. Why Go? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 D. Three Imperatives for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 E. Outline of What Follows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 SECTION II ORGANIZING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR SUCCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 A. National Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 B. Transforming NASA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 C. Enabling Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 SECTION III BUILDING A ROBUST SPACE INDUSTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 A. Technology Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 B. Encouraging Commercial Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 C. International Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 SECTION IV EXPLORATION AND SCIENCE AGENDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 A. Science Research Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 B. Criteria For the Selection of Future Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 SECTIONV INSPIRING CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 A. Formal Education Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 B. New University Partnerships to Train the Next Generation of Explorers . . . 42 C. Public Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 SECTION VI CONCLUDING COMMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Appendix A Executive Order Creating the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Appendix B Commission Charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Appendix C Renewed Spirit of Discovery: The President?s Vision for U.S. Space Exploration . . 51 Appendix D Member Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Appendix E Commission Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Appendix F NASA Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Appendix G Hearings and Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Appendix H Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Appendix I Legal Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60