40 Years After Apollo 11, NASA Maps Out the Future

Wired by Alexis Madrigal | Jul. 20, 2009 (Special Report)

Forty years ago, NASA put a man on the moon. What does the next 40 years hold for the world's premiere space agency? Full Story »

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Posted by: via Wired - Jul 19, 2009 - 10:45 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Jack Dinkmeyer (review), Tracy Ullman (review), Tom Disher (review), Nathen Westfield (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jul 19, 2009 - 11:03 PM PDT
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jul. 20, 2009

A very informative article, complete with a 40-year timeline. I'm not sure what to do with all the information, but one thing seems certain: the next space phase is exploration using robotics to determine where humans shall go in the phase after that.

All this depends upon America still having the world's premiere space agency; and given where the economy is headed, that's up for grabs.

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 by Fabrice Florin - Jul. 20, 2009

Informative overview of NASA's plans for the next 40 years, with a handy timeline of contemplated launches. The article provides a variety of links with more facts on key milestones, along with interesting context - and the thoughtful perspective of MIT science historian David Mindell.

Today we're comparing news articles about NASA and the future of space exploration. Read more on NewsTrust's Innovation page: ... More »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 20, 2009

There's a lot of good information here, but the analysis is lacking.

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 by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 19, 2009
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by Nathen Westfield - Jul. 21, 2009

Great story. The future in endless

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 by Tracy Ullman - Jul. 20, 2009

I would love to see some great advancements in this.

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