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7 Boundary Conditions for Forging a 21st Century Space Policy
Pages 34-37

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... In brief, the report, also known as the Augustine Report, made the following points: Establish space science as the highest priority of the civil space program; convert some NASA centers to the university-aff~liated JPL model; redesign the space station to reduce complexity and cost; pursue Mission from Planet Earth and Mission to Planet Earth; and use heavy-lifting ELVs instead of the shuttle whenever possible. 2 Space and Earth Sciences Advisory Committee of the NASA Advisory Council, The Crisis in Space and Earth Sciences, November 1986.
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... Although we appreciate the arguments for setting a "date certain" for many or even most of our space goals, as did President Kennedy with respect to going to the Moon, we believe that a program with the ultimate, long term objective of human exploration of Mars should be tailored to respond to the availability of funding rather than to adhering to a rigid schedule.6 Fink said that the Augustine Committee referred to the recommenclect approach as "co as YOU naY O , ~ , ,, and not "pay as you go." Fink noted that the committee ctict assume that the NASA budget would have a 10 percent annual growth rate; "that's what senior congressional leaclers thought at that time," he remarked. Fink recounted that with respect to the space station, the committee said that the station's only justification was as an enabler for Tong-cluration human spaceflight.
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... If NASA is not internally competent, then it cannot even be a smart buyer and know if people outside are doing the right thing. 7 Institute for Defense Analyses Research and Engineering Support Division, The Strat-X (U)
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... If we could pick a Tong-term goal that would capture the public's interest and have the consensus support of policy makers, we might be able to pull it off. But if we play around in Tow Earth orbit and just continue to enable that capability, we're never going to reinvigorate human spaceflight with an exciting goal.
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