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Committee on Human Spaceflight Project Information In accordance with Section 204 of the NASA Authorization Act 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) will appoint an ad hoc committee to undertake a study to review the long-term goals, core capabilities, and direction of the U.S. human spaceflight program and make recommendations to enable a sustainable U.S. human spaceflight program. The committee will: 1. Consider the goals for the human spaceflight program as set forth in (a) the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, (b) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Acts of 2005, 2008, and 2010, and (c) the National Space Policy of the United States (2010), and any existing statement of space policy issued by the president of the United States. 2. Solicit broadly-based, but directed, public and stakeholder input to understand better the motivations, goals, and possible evolution of human spaceflight--that is, the foundations of a rationale for a compelling and sustainable U.S. human spaceflight program--and to characterize its value to the public and other stakeholders. 3. Describe the expected value and value proposition of NASA’s human spaceflight activities in the context of national goals--including the needs of government, industry, the economy, and the public good--and in the context of the priorities and programs of current and potential international partners in the spaceflight program. 4. Identify a set of high-priority enduring questions that describe the rationale for and value of human exploration in a national and international context. The questions should motivate a sustainable direction for the long-term exploration of space by humans. The enduring questions may include scientific, engineering, economic, cultural, and social science questions to be addressed by human space exploration and questions on improving the overall human condition. 5. Consider prior studies examining human space exploration, and NASA’s work with international partners, to understand possible exploration pathways (including key technical pursuits and destinations) and the appropriate balance between the "technology push" and "requirements pull". Consideration should include the analysis completed by NASA’s Human Exploration Framework Team, NASA’s Human Spaceflight Architecture Team, the Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans (Augustine Commission), previous NRC reports, and relevant reports identified by the committee. 6. Examine the relationship of national goals to foundational capabilities, robotic activities, technologies, and missions authorized by the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 by assessing them with respect to the set of enduring questions. 7. Provide findings, rationale, prioritized recommendations, and decision rules that could enable and guide future planning for U.S. human space exploration. The recommendations will describe a high-level strategic approach to ensuring the sustainable pursuit of national goals enabled by human space exploration, answering enduring questions, and delivering value to the nation over the fiscal year (FY) period of FY2014 through FY2023, while considering the program’s likely evolution in 2015-2030. This project is being funded by NASA. View More information about this project on our Current Projects System Back to top
Frequently Asked Questions
View Frequently Asked Questions about the Human Spaceflight Study. (The FAQs are being updated as of 3/11/13 - check back soon for an updated document.)
Committee Meetings
December 19, 2012
Washington, DC
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January 8, 2013
Stanford, CA
April 22- 24, 2013
Washington, DC
View Presentations July 24-26, 2013
Woods Hole, MA
October 21-23, 2013
Washington, DC
January 13-14, 2014
Irvine, CA
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Panel Information The Technical Panel will assist the study committee in executing the statement of task, particularly with regard to facilitating a robust understanding of the technical and engineering aspects of items 5 and 6.
The Public and Stakeholder Opinions Panel will assist the study committee in executing the statement of task, particularly with regard to providing public and stakeholder input to understand better the motivations, goals, and possible evolution of human spaceflight.
Panel Meetings
Technical Panel Meeting Dates
February 4-5, 2013
Washington, DC
View Presentations March 27-28, 2013
Washington, DC
View Presentations June 19-21, 2013
Irvine, CA October 15-16, 2013
Washington, DC Public and Stakeholder Opinions Panel Meeting Dates April 5, 2013
Washington, DC
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Mr. Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Co-Chair
Purdue University | Dr. Jonathan Lunine, Co-Chair
Cornell University | Dr. Bernard F. Burke
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mr. Bryan D. O'Connor
Independent Consultant
| Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar
Dittmar Associates, Inc.
| Dr. Stanley Presser
University of Maryland, College Park | Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund
The George Washington University
| Dr. Helen R. Quinn
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | Dr. James S. Jackson
University of Michigan | Dr. Asif A. Siddiqi
Fordham University | Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, (Ret.)
Council on Foreign Relations | Dr. John C. Sommerer
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory | Dr. Franklin D. Martin
Martin Consulting, Inc. | Dr. Roger Tourangeau
Westat, Inc. | Dr. David C. Mowery
University of California, Berkeley | Ms. Ariel Waldman
Spacehack.Org | *Dr. William J. Perry stepped down from
the committee for personal reasons. (2/15/2013) | Dr. Cliff Zukin
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Technical Panel Members
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Dr. John C. Sommerer, Chair Johns Hopkins University | Dr. David E. “Ed” Crow University of Connecticut (retired) | Mr. Douglas M. Allen Independent Consultant | Dr. Ravi B. Deo EMBR | Dr. Raymond E. Arvidson Washington University in St. Louis | Mr. Robert S. Dickman U.S. Air Force (retired) | Dr. Richard C. Atkinson University of California, San Diego (retired) | Dr. Dava J. Newman Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Dr. Robert D. Braun Georgia Institute of Technology | Dr. John “Row” Rogacki Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (Ocala) | Dr. Elizabeth R. Cantwell Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Mr. Guillermo Trotti Trotti and Associates, Inc. |
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Dr. Roger Tourangeau, Chair Westat, Inc. | Dr. Roger D. Launius Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Molly Andolina DePaul University | Dr. Jon D. Miller University of Michigan | Dr. Jennifer L. Hochschild Harvard University | Dr. Stanley Presser University of Maryland, College Park | Dr. James S. Jackson University of Michigan | Dr. Cliff Zukin Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
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Staff
Dr. Sandra Graham
Study Director | Ms. Dionna Williams
Program Associate | Dr. Krisztina Marton
Staff Officer DBASSE | Ms. Jacqui Sovde
Program Associate | Mr. Alan Angleman
Senior Program Officer | Dr. Michael Moloney
ASEB & SSB Board Director |
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Presentations
We have posted only presentations which have been made available to us by the presenter.
December 19, 2012
John Grunsfeld
Greg Williams
Roger Launius
February 4-5, 2013 (Technical Panel)
Gregory Williams
Daniel Dumbacher
Philip McAlister
George Sowers
Christopher Ferguson
March 27-28, 2013
Jason Crusan
Steve Davison
John Connolly
Robyn Carrasquillo
Les Johnson
Michelle Monk
Mike Hembree
Paul Dimotakis
April 22, 2013
William Gerstenmaier
Steve Squyres
Julie Robinson
Michael Suffredini
Scott Pace
George Nield
Thomas Reiter
Jeff Hoffman
Please note: If the presenter has given us permission to post their presentation slides then you may view them here. Any other presentations which were provided during open sessions are available through the NRC Public Access Records Office.
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