Revitalizing NASA's Suborbital Program by Committee on NASA's Suborbital Research Capabilities
Revitalizing NASA's Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation, and Developing a Workforce by Committee on NASA's Suborbital Research Capabilities
National Academies Press | March 12, 2010 | English | ISBN: 0309150833 | 98 pages | PDF | 5 MB
National Academies Press | March 12, 2010 | English | ISBN: 0309150833 | 98 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Suborbital flight activities, including the use of sounding rockets, aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles, offer valuable opportunities to advance science, train the next generation of scientists and engineers, and provide opportunities for participants in the programs to acquire skills in systems engineering and systems integration that are critical to maintaining the nation's leadership in space programs. Furthermore, the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 finds it in the national interest to expand the size of NASA's suborbital research program and to consider increased funding.