Pioneering the Space Frontier – Contents

The Report of the National Commission on Space

1986

Appointed by President Reagan and chaired by former NASA Administrator Thomas Paine, the National Commission on Space was charged with recommending a civilian space program that would advance the broader goals of American society over the next century.

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DECLARATION FOR SPACE

I. CIVILIAN SPACE GOALS FOR 21st-CENTURY AMERICA

II. LOW-COST ACCESS TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM

III. OPENING THE SPACE FRONTIER: THE NEXT 20 YEARS

IV. AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ON THE SPACE FRONTIER: THE NEXT 50 YEARS

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