Proposed changes to NASA's exploration program : what's known, what's not, and what are the issues for Congress? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 24, 2010.
The Subcommittee examines proposed changes to the exploration program, including (1) cancellation of the Constellation Program, (2) investment in the development of a new "commercial crew" space transport industry, (3) provision of additional funding to commercial space cargo demonstration...
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The Subcommittee examines proposed changes to the exploration program, including (1) cancellation of the Constellation Program, (2) investment in the development of a new "commercial crew" space transport industry, (3) provision of additional funding to commercial space cargo demonstration [COTS] providers, (4) establishment of a new research and technology program in support of human exploration, and (5) plans to develop and conduct precursor robotic missions; the status of the Constellation Program, including the results of the recent program level Preliminary Design Review; the workforce, industrial base, and contractual implications of the administration's proposed changes to NASA's exploration program, were they to be implemented; and the applicability of work completed by NASA, including activities carried out in the Constellation Program, to exploration options available to the Nation. |
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| Item Description: | Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche. Shipping list number: 2011-0103-P. "Serial number 111-91." Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest Congressional Hearings Digital Collection. Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | iv, 92 pages : illustrations, digital, PDF file. |
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