Space Policy and Exploration

Preface; U.S. Civilian Space Policy Priorities: Reflections 50 Years after Sputnik; Space Launch Vehicles: Government Activities, Commercial Competition, and Satellite Exports; Space Stations; The International Space Station and the Space Shuttle; U.S. Military Space Programs: An Overview of Appropriations and Current Issues; NASA's Space Shuttle Program: The Columbia Tragedy, the Discovery Mission, and the Future of the Shuttle; Space Exploration: Issues Concerning the "Vision for Space Exploration"; Military Space Programs: Issues Concerning DOD's SBIRS and STSS Programs; Hubble Space Telescope: Should NASA Proceed with a Servicing Mission?; Index.