The author relates the history of the human exploration initiative from a personal perspective from the 1961 J. F. Kennedy initiative to land a man on the moon up to 1986 when a memo was circulated from NASA Headquarters to its employees which stated as a major goal the expansion of the human presence beyond Earth into the solar system. The pivotal role of life support research is woven into this personalized history.


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    Title :

    A personal history of the human exploration initiative with commentary on the pivotal role for life support research


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    Publication date :

    1990-11-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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