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The Vision for Space Exploration at T+10
A Decade of the Vision for Space Exploration: An Alternative Retrospective, Paul Spudis “Reflecting on the last decade of U.S. space accomplishment, it is apparent that the strategic direction of […]
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Space Goals Worthy of a Great Nation
The Vision for Space Exploration: After the Vision, What Next? (Part 5), Paul Spudis “Many of us working in or with NASA recognized that the 2004 Vision for Space Exploration […]
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Looking Back As We Look Forward
The Vision for Space Exploration: A Brief History (Part 1), Paul Spudis “Near the end of my recent two hour co-appearance with Dr. Jim Vedda on The Space Show (October […]
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When Will We Go Somewhere Again?
Failure to Launch, Failure to Lead, Paul Spudis, Air & Space “Two Presidential announcements on space In the aftermath of a major Space Shuttle accident, an incumbent President decides that […]
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Europe's VSE
Building Europe’s vision for space exploration “Europe’s vision for launching astronauts and robot explorers out into the Solar System will come into sharper focus on 21 October when the ministers […]
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Trench Warfare In Space Policy
Malice, Mischief and Misconceptions, Paul Spudis, Air & Space “The space community has fractured since the disastrous roll out of NASA’s “new direction.” Preceding the administration’s budget announcement, endless delays […]
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Only NASA Could Take A Simple Idea And Make it This Complex
NASA Lost its Way, Paul Spudis, Air & Space “Although the purpose of the VSE was clear to the White House and the Congress, it became increasingly clear over time […]
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The Future vs. the Past
NASA and Space – The Future vs. the Past, John K. Strickland “Under Admiral Craig Steidle starting early in 2004, the VSE was a forward looking program that was open […]