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The Future of Human Space Activity

US Department of Space : Catalyst for 21^st Century Global Development

ASTE 527

Graduate Space Concepts Studio

Final Team Project

M.Thangavelu, Conductor

Dept. of Astronautical Engineering

Viterbi School of Engineering

University of Southern California

13 December 2011

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NASA Vision 1963

The Goal of Sending a Man to the Moon (May 25, 1961)
Special Session before the Joint House of Congress
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
….. ”But this is not merely a race. Space is open to us now; and our eagerness to share its meaning is not governed by the efforts of others. We go into space because whatever mankind must undertake, free men must fully share. ��I therefore ask the Congress, above and beyond the increases I have earlier requested for space activities, to provide the funds which are needed to meet the following national goals: ��First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish……”

NASA Vision Mission 2006

Vision: �To improve life here, to extend life to there, to find life beyond.
Mission:�To understand and protect our home planet, to explore the universe, and search for life, to inspire the next generation of explorers, as only NASA can.

NASA Vision Mission 2011

Vision: �To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.
Mission:�Drive advances in science, technology, and exploration to enhance knowledge, education, innovation, economic vitality, and stewardship of the Earth.

Current NASA Climate

US Department of Space

Fall Team Project 2011

Oh No ! Not again…..DoD World Domination Agenda !

Intelsat Governance Model

Positive World Influence