The Future of NASA: Hearing Before the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, June 28, 2005, Volume 4

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006 - Political Science - 80 pages

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Page 21 - The fundamental goal of this directive for the Nation's space exploration program is ". . .to advance US scientific, security, and economic interests through a robust space exploration program.
Page 15 - ... a time. I pointed out several years ago, at Fort Belvoir here during World War II, they were taking advantage of the war and building permanent structures at considerable cost. I just think it is wrong to do a thing like that. It seems to me that a good deal of this could be delayed, Mr. Chairman, and I am very hopeful that we will be able to get a list from them to give us the musts that should be constructed in all of these various areas. Senator JACKSON. Yes. We will have a complete priority...
Page 73 - Committee staff reviewed thousands of documents from the Land and Natural Resources Division, the Civil Division, the Office of Legal Counsel, the Office of Legislative Affairs, the Office of Public Affairs, and the offices of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, and the Solicitor...
Page 26 - ... balanced approach must include the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (INA), which currently complicates cooperation with Russia on the International Space Station (ISS), and will also have an adverse impact on cooperation with Russia on our future space exploration efforts related to human space flight. To that end, the Administration looks forward to working with Congress to ensure that the Vision for US Space Exploration is able to succeed while remaining fully consistent with broader US national...
Page 40 - ... more than 20,000 pieces of mail. That is surely going to handle every case and every piece of official business that you have. Or you could prohibit during such a period any mailing of identical pieces of literature where the number exceeds, say 1,000. Mr.
Page 27 - The CEV will conduct missions in Earth orbit, including missions to the ISS, but its primary mission will be to support exploration of the Moon and other destinations.
Page 33 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration President's FY 2006 Budget Request 'Science Mission Directorate reflects the combination of the former Space Science and Earth Science Enterprises. "Beginning in FY 2008, Exploration Systems moves from Exploration Capabitities to Science, Aeronautics and Exploration Exploration Systems Mission Directorate reflects the combination of the former Biological & Physical Research and Exploration Systems Enterprises. Totals may not add due to rounding.
Page 8 - Science' Solar System Exploration The universe Earth-Sun System Exploration Systems" Constellation Systems Exploration Systems Research and Technology Prometheus Nuclear Systems and Technology Human Systems Research and Technology...
Page 29 - CEV program will be accomplished y down-selecting to a single contractor sooner than originally planned, and by deferring other elements of the Exploration Systems Research and Technology plan not required for the CEV or for the early phases of human return to the Moon. The first CEV missions to Earth orbit will include docking with the ISS.
Page 14 - President's exploration goals — that is, where are we going, how are we going to get there...

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