Exploration & Journeys
Seeking a Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of a Great Nation
Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee
2026
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The shuttle was ending, the replacement was late and underfunded, and somebody had to say so out loud. The Augustine committee's 2009 review is a rare kind of document: an official report that tells the truth about what American human spaceflight can and cannot afford, what the moon and Mars would really cost, and why a programme without a budget is not a programme at all.
Inside this audiobook
19 chapters
- 1Preface4m
- 2Executive Summary, part 130m
- 3Executive Summary, part 220m
- 4Chapter 1.0 - Introduction17m
- 5Chapter 2.0 - U.S. Human Spaceflight: Historical Review21m
- 6Chapter 3.0 - Goals and Future Destinations for Exploration, part 141m
- 7Chapter 3.0 - Goals and Future Destinations for Exploration, part 227m
- 8Chapter 4.0 - Current Human Spaceflight Programs, part 136m
- 9Chapter 4.0 - Current Human Spaceflight Programs, part 241m
- 10Chapter 4.0 - Current Human Spaceflight Programs, part 320m
- 11Chapter 5.0 - Launch to Low-Earth Orbit and Beyond, part 133m
- 12Chapter 5.0 - Launch to Low-Earth Orbit and Beyond, part 240m
- 13Chapter 6.0 - Program Options and Evaluation, part 136m
- 14Chapter 6.0 - Program Options and Evaluation, part 227m
- 15Chapter 6.0 - Program Options and Evaluation, part 332m
- 16Chapter 6.0 - Program Options and Evaluation, part 433m
- 17Chapter 7.0 - Critical Technologies for Sustainable Exploration32m
- 18Chapter 8.0 - Partnerships34m
- 19Chapter 9.0 - Concluding Observations26m
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