With the International Space Station (ISS) project well under way, a coherent vision for the next stage of mankind's advancement into space is needed. The authors believe that the Moon should be the principal focus of space exploration after ISS for the following reasons: (1) The Moon is nearby and accessible by means of existing technology, (2) It has a wealth of material resources that can be used to build a self-sufficient lunar utilities infrastructure and support permanent human settlements, (3) It has access to abundant solar energy that can provide environmentally sound electric energy for the future needs of the Earth and the Moon, (4) Lunar exploration and development can begin as small demonstration projects in the south polar region and grow incrementally to encompass the entire Moon, based upon in-situ resource utilization, thus creating an inhahited "Planet Moon", (5) The Moon is an excellent platform for the advancement of astronomy, geology, and other sciences, and for a greatly expanded program of space exploration, (6) Technologies and systems evolved on the Moon may be reliably adapted for long endurance missions throughout the solar system, and (7) As such a large, complex, and technological endeavor is international in scope, and peaceful and evolutionary in nature, it offers: a) involvement of, and cooperation between all governments, b) expanded commercial and high-quality job opportunities, c) advances in virtually every science and engineering discipline, d) low cost energy and material benefits for all humanity, and e) an expansion of mankind's vision from the present, closed Earth-based frame of reference to an open, space-based vision where frontiers and opportunities are limitless.


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    Titel :

    A Coherent Vision for Space Exploration and Development in the 21st Century


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    Seventh International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Business in Space ; 2000 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States


    Erschienen in:

    Space 2000 ; 451-460


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2000-02-18




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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