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Front Matter (R1-R14)

Executive Summary (1-16)

1 Introduction (17-24)

2 Achieving NASA's Goals with Breakthrough Technolgies (25-32)

3 Air Vehicle Technology (33-52)

4 Air Transportion System Technology (53-76)

5 Space Transportation Technology (77-88)

6 Breakthrough Technologies to Meet NASA's Goals (89-102)

Acronyms and Abbreviations (103-104)

Appendix A: Statement of Task (105-108)

Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (109-114)

Appendix C: Sources of Input to the Committee (115-124)

Appendix D: Complete List of Technologies Assessed (125-132)

Appendix E: Workshop on Breakthrough Aerospace Technologies (133-134)