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NASA’s Future

sherry — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

President Obama’s fiscal year 2011 budget for NASA, submitted to Congress, charts a new path. It makes the bold decision to cancel Constellation and rely on the private sector for future transportation to space.

Commentary on the Augustine Committee Report on the Future of Human Space Exploration

pfrank — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

After many months of speculation, numerous meetings, articles, and suggestions, the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (aka the Augustine Committee) has released its reports providing options to the administration for consideration in plotting the course of human exploration through the rest of the decade and beyond.

Costs of an International Lunar Base

ian — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Following the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, a presidentially appointed committee is preparing its final report reviewing U.S. plans for future space exploration. In its summary report, the commission has suggested an exploration option that drops the goal of returning to the moon and building a base there, something that has been a centerpiece of U.S.

Toward the Heavens

jdunton — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The United States has a new opportunity to use civil space and cooperation in science and technology as a powerful tool of engagement in Latin America, and especially with Brazil. U.S. leadership in space exploration comprises not only government achievements but also powerful commercial opportunities that arise from the sale of U.S. inventions to its allies.

The Role of NASA 40 Years after the Lunar Landing

sherry — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

As the United States celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first human footsteps on the Moon, it cannot escape notice that the country has spent five times longer figuring out if, when, how, and why we should return to the Moon than it took us to figure out how to get there in the first place.

Foreign Policy Opportunities for NASA

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Events of the past month have startlingly illustrated the globalization of space.

Mid- and Long-term Prospects for Human Spaceflight

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The CSIS Space Initiatives project promotes global space exploration as we move into the twenty-first century. The next decade, ushered in by the new U.S.

Ensuring U.S. Access to the International Space Station

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

In his highly publicized July 24 speech in Berlin, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama struck a conciliatory chord in saying, “we must reject the Cold War mindset of the past and resolve to work with Russia when we can.” A few days later, Russia’s envoy to NATO, Dmitri Rogozin, raised the idea of a new security framework for Eurasia that would includ

Earth Observations and Global Change

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Is it possible to predict or alleviate the impacts of natural and manmade disasters? From California wildfires to Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico to the changing climate to the ongoing violence in Darfur, environmental and national security events are around the world are unfolding more and more quickly.

Smart Power Through Space

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

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