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2 Introduction
Pages 7-9

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... CONTEXT FOR THE WORKSHOP During the past two decades, several studies have suggested the need for a clear goal for the exploration and development of space in particular, for human explorations— and a national aerospace policy.3 This debate continued after the Columbia accidents and has been debated in many forums, including a workshop hosted by the Space Studies Board and the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Research Council.s That workshop report discusses much of the debate in greater detail. Because the nation's vision for space exploration was not fully defined following Apollo, technology researchers have looked for various ways to make strategic investments in new space technology.
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... The National Research Council was tasked in the summer of 2001 with providing a multiyear review of the requirements, priorities, processes, and content of the THREADS roadmaps. The THREADS project, canceled by NASA Headquarters in September 2001, was perceived by many as the only means for strategic planning of space technology development within the HEDS portfolio.
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... The committee recognized that many policy and technology issues could have been addressed in connection with the framework but decided that limiting the discussion to a few areas, including risk assessment and mitigation, international participation, and timelines and models for technology development; would allow for a more focused dialogue at the 2-day workshop. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKSHOP The workshop agenda was divided into five discussion topics, including four panels and a series of NASA presentations: Panel on the Rationale for Human and Robotic Space Exploration; NASA exploration presentations NASA Exploration Systems Of fice overview; Advanced Systems, Technologies, Research, and Analysis (ASTRA)
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