Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics:

Breakthrough Technologies to Meet Future Air and Space Transportation Needs and Goals

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Size: 148 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1998

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Committee to Identify Potential Breakthrough Technologies and Assess Long-Term R&D Goals in Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-16	(skim)
1 Introduction	17-24	(skim)
2 Achieving NASA's Goals with Breakthrough Technolgies	25-32	(skim)
3 Air Vehicle Technology	33-52	(skim)
4 Air Transportion System Technology	53-76	(skim)
5 Space Transportation Technology	77-88	(skim)
6 Breakthrough Technologies to Meet NASA's Goals	89-102	(skim)
Acronyms and Abbreviations	103-104	(skim)
Appendix A: Statement of Task	105-108	(skim)
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	109-114	(skim)
Appendix C: Sources of Input to the Committee	115-124	(skim)
Appendix D: Complete List of Technologies Assessed	125-132	(skim)
Appendix E: Workshop on Breakthrough Aerospace Technologies	133-134	(skim)

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Breakthrough Technologies to Meet Future Air and Space Transportation Needs and Goals

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