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1 INTRODUCTION
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... position in world leadership away from the military to the economic and scientific spheres; 4. Develop technology that has terrestrial application; Copyright © National Academy of Sciences.
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... Some are specifically preparatory for Mars missions. Others deal with study or use of the Moon for science; Copyright © National Academy of Sciences.
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... A report on space policy by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering stated that "the ultimate decision to undertake further voyages of human exploration and to begin the process of expanding human activities into the solar system must be based on nontechnical factors."4 Nevertheless, the U.S. research community is obliged to provide the best and most constructive scientific advice it can to shape the political and technical decisions regarding piloted flight.
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... Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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... If, for example, establishing astronomical observatories on the Moon becomes a goal, particular information on the lunar environment that might otherwise not be needed will become essential. Similarly, if long-term habitation becomes a goal of lunar or martian exploration, then the search for in situ Copyright © National Academy of Sciences.
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... Indeed, the Space Studies Board has recommended that "the next major phase of Mars exploration for the United States involve detailed in situ investigations of the surface of Mars and the return to Earth for laboratory analysis of selected martian surface samples."8 In examining the enabling science for the human exploration of space, CHEX identified two categories of research topics, each with differing de Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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... To do otherwise imposes unacceptable risks on the entire human exploration enterprise. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences.
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... Just as other countries will play important roles in building the spacecraft and systems to support human exploration, so too will they be intimately involved in both the scientific research necessary to enable human explora Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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... 8. Space Studies Board, International Cooperation for Mars Exploration and Sample Return, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1990, p.
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  • space station
  • space science
  • space biology
  • space exploration

  • exploration initiative
  • station freedom
  • space program
  • human spaceflight
  • human presence

  • scientific objectives
  • mars exploration
  • precursor robotic
  • robotic missions
  • sample return

  • augustine report
  • prolonged human
  • expand human
  • stated scientific
  • exploration program

  • exploration enterprise
  • enabling science
  • report recommended
  • specific architecture
  • piloted flight

  • george bush
  • martian surface
  • president george
  • human space
  • space research


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