The above excerpt from President Bush’s speech launched a bold and forward-thinking space exploration policy now known as the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) that set a direction for NASA’s human spaceflight program for decades to come. To accomplish the VSE, President Bush assigned NASA to initiate the Constellation Program, tasked with developing a new Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and a new heavy-lift vehicle. For space enthusiasts and those working in the space industry, the VSE announcement was a statement long overdue.
Vision for Space Exploration
2009-01-01
22 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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