Jones makes the case for continuity, acceleration and a shift toward cislunar space. In reviewing NASA's goals and programs, the new administration should assess whether those serve the nation's economic, scientific and national security priorities. It should avoid the mistake of starting over, which the Obama administration made seven years ago when it tossed the Bush-initiated Constellation lunar-return program and bypassed the moon for an underfunded Journey to Mars preparation initiative. Instead, the president and Congress should keep the promising elements of NASA's human space-flight portfolio and use those to establish the US as the leader in exploring and exploiting cislunar space.
Correcting NASA's course
Aerospace America ; 55 , 1
2017
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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