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Appendix A: Statement of Task and Study Approach
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... Out-of-scope topics include development of technology for building exoatmospheric flight vehicles; the organization and role of government agencies and advisory groups; levels of government funding (the committee's recommendations should focus on funding priorities rather than any particular level of funding) ; methods of interaction among government, industry, and academia; sources and use of private capital; size of the required workforce; legal and regulatory frameworks; and U.S.
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... html> · Federal Transportation Advisory Group, Vision 2050: An Integrated Transportation System, 2001, available online at The related white paper "Next Generation Air Transportation System," Aerospace Transportation Advisory Group,2001, available from the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board · NASA, Aeronautics Blueprint, 2002, available online at . The first document in the above list proposes key goals for national civil aeronautics research covering both nearand far-term applications, along with program initiatives intended to achieve those goals.
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... Out-of-scope topics include development of technology for building exoatmospheric flight vehicles; the organization and role of government agencies and advisory groups; levels of government funding (the committee's recommendations should focus on funding priorities rather than any particular level of funding) ; methods of interaction among government, industry, and academia; sources and use of private capital; size of the required workforce; legal and SECURING THE FUTURE OF U.S.
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