Brief presentation highlighting the accomplishments of NASA upon its 50th anniversary. NASA's first manned space flight, voyage to the moon, planetary exploration, space station construction, international cooperation, space habitat construction and the deployment of multiple satellites including the Hubble Space Telescope, Gamma Ray Observatory, Magellan and Galileo. More recent efforts include the construction of the Ares transportation system and a return to human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit. The author also urges for continued space exploration via the National Space Policy through the authorization of Congress.
"50 Cents, 50 Years": Finding the Value of the Space Program on the Back of a Quarter
Southeastern Software and Systems Engineering Conference ; 2008 ; Huntsville, AL, United States
2008-05-12
Conference paper
No indication
English
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