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Title U.S. national debate topic 2011-2012 : American space exploration and development / edited by Christopher Mari.

Publication Info. New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 2011.

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 Moore Stacks  TL789.8.U5 U514 2011    Available  ---
Description ix, 181 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Series The reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 3
Reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 3.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents U.S. Space Program. Above and beyond / Andre Balogh (History Today) -- 50 and counting / Katherine Brick (Ad Astra) -- Apollo R&D changed technology history / Sharon Gaudin (Computerworld) -- Fear of a red planet is just what we need / Andrew Potter (Maclean's) -- Delusions of space enthusiasts: sometimes innovation gets interrupted / Neil deGrasse Tyson (Natural history) -- For NASA, longest countdown awaits / Kenneth Chang (The New York Times).
At a crossroads: should NASA be overhauled? Wealth of constellations: can the free market save the Space Program? / Charles Homans (Washington Monthly) -- Space to thrive / The Economist -- Wrecking NASA / Robert Zubrin (Commentary) -- Role of government in a new American space agenda / Rick Tumlinson (Huffington Post) -- Saving our space program / Bob Deutsch (USA Today Magazine) -- NASA, we've got a problem; but it can be fixed / John Tierney (The New York Times) -- Merging human spaceflight and science at NASA / Lou Friedman (The Space Review).
Outer space goes out to bid: should private companies lead U.S. spaceflight? Businesses take flight, with help from NASA / Kenneth Chang (The New York Times) -- Not lost in space: IE seeks cost-effective means for suborbital tourism / Michael Hughes (Industrial Engineer) -- Explorer / Max Chafkin (Inc.) -- Moon dreams: the Americans may still go to the moon before the Chinese / The Economist -- Commercial crew and NASA's tipping point / Jeff Foust (The Space Review).
A bold mission or sheer lunacy? Should we return to the moon? Good night, moon? / Current Events -- Moon-rush: Is the United States sitting out of the next space race? / Jeffrey Marlow (Ad Astra) -- Buzz Aldrin: Apollo astronaut says: forget the moon, let's colonize Mars / Buzz Aldrin with Brittany Sauser (Technology Review) -- Moon and Mars--stepping stones to life in space / Gordon Woodcock (Ad Astra).
Greenlighting the red planet: should we go straight to Mars? Destination Mars / Kate Lunau (MacLean's) -- Why we shouldn't go to Mars / Gregg Easterbrook (Time) -- Mars in 39 days / Sam Howe Verhovek (Popular Science) -- NASA's plans for manned expedition to Mars may include solar-powered spacecraft / Brian Palmer (The Washington Post) -- Making Mars the new Earth / Robert Kunzig (National Geographic).
Subject Astronautics -- United States.
Astronautics.
United States.
Outer space -- Exploration.
Outer space.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Added Author Mari, Christopher.
Added Title American space exploration and development
United States national debate topic 2011-2012
US national debate topic 2011-2012
ISBN 9780824211097 alkaline paper
082421109X alkaline paper