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Public-Submitted Documents
- ABC Radio Commentary-1991 (pdf, 107k)
- America at the Threshold America's Space Exploration Initiative (Synthesis Group) - Executive Summary (pdf, 835k)
- Applying a Macro-Economic Analysis to Space Policy (pdf, 943k)
- Everyone's going to the Moon (pdf, 34k)
- A Goal For the Human Spaceflight Program (pdf, 116k)
- Letter from Senator Mitch McConnell (pdf, 9.5MB)
- Letter to Augustine Committee (doc, 47k) - submitted by Jeff Woytach
- HERRO: A Science-Oriented Strategy for Crewed Missions Beyond LEO (pdf, 480k) - Submitted by George R. Schmidt, PhD, PE
- Humans to Mars: Logical Step or Dangerous Distraction? (pdf, 339k) - Submitted by James A. Vedda, Ph.D.
- Comment for the Augustine Commission June 2nd 2009 (doc, 34k) - Submitted by Amalie Sinclair
- The moon as a stepping stone for a spacefaring civilization (pdf, 500k) - Submitted by Dr. rer. nat. Kai Multhaup
- Supporting Slide for The moon as a stepping stone for a spacefaring civilization (jpg, 93k) - Submitted by Dr. rer. nat. Kai Multhaup
- A role for public participation in space exploration planning and policy making (doc, 31k) - Submitted by Linda Billings, Ph.D.
- A Perpetual Space Station (doc, 36k) - Submitted by Dick Jacobson
- 21st Century Space (pdf, 63k) - Submitted by Thomas Lee Elifritz
- NASA Solicitation JSC-COTS-2 (pdf, 169k) - Submitted by Thomas Lee Elifritz
- Human Space Flight - A New Direction (pdf, 103k) - Submitted by Thomas Lee Elifritz
- Creating a Sustainable Manned Space Flight Program (pdf, 193k) - Submitted by Michael Patrick O’Hara
- Commercial Lunar Robotics to Enhance Human Exploration (doc, 36k) - Submitted by John Kohut, CEO Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
- A Lunar Surface Rendezvous (LSR) Architecture Proposal (pdf, 332k) - Submitted by Daniel R. Adamo
- A Letter to the President concerning the Promise and Challenge of Space (doc, 53k) - Submitted by Alex Michael Bonnici
- Letter to Review of Human Spaceflight Committee (pdf, 102k) - Submitted by Marion Blakey, Aerospace Industries Association
- The Role of Space in Addressing America’s National Priorities (pdf, 3.63MB) - Submitted by Aerospace Industries Association
- Did you see the weather report for this world? (doc, 31k) - Submitted by Brent Morgan
- Recommendations to the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (rtf, 13k) - Submitted by Hans L.D.G. Starlife
- NASA World Tree (png, 347k) - Submitted by Hans L.D.G. Starlife
- Letter to the Committee (txt, 2k) - Submitted by O Glenn Smith NASA/JSC retired
- Suggestions For The U. S. Human Space Flight Plan (doc, 38k) - Submitted by Arthur M. Collins, Retired Aerospace Engineer
- Managing environmental impact of space flight, alternate Ares V architecture to NASA June 2008 recommendation and changes to Ares I first stage (doc, 1.34MB) - Submitted by Peter Egan
- The Global Space Administration (GSA) (doc, 87k) - Submitted by Miguel Cooper
- Requirements for Manned Space Flights to Mars: Should NASA Skip Returning to the Moon? (pdf, 16k) - Submitted by Nickolaus E. Leggett, Analyst
- Man on Mars by 2019 using 3 Shuttles (pdf, 32k) - Submitted by Michael J. Coppi,
- Depot-Centric Human Spaceflight (pdf, 103k) - Submitted by Jonathan Goff
- Briefing for Political/National Leaders on Options Available for the US Space Program (pdf, 2MB) - Submitted by Michael Brazelton
- What are the appropriate destinations and sequences of exploration for human exploration beyond LEO (docx, 16k) - Submitted by Gary Kitmacher
- Letter to the Committee (pdf, 15k) - Submitted by Eric Christiansen
- Propellantless Space Travel Using Recycled Kinetic Energy (pdf, 733k) - Submitted by Phil Turek
- Impulse Engine (pptx, 2.8MB) - Submitted by Phil Turek
- Explore Our Stepping Stone – First Understand What The Moon Offers (pdf, 58k) - Submitted by Arlin Crotts, Professor of Astronomy, Columbia University
- Letter from Alan W. Harris (pdf, 10k) - Submitted by Alan W. Harris
- Response to Beyond LEO (pdf, 26k) - Submitted by Michael Ayres
- Moon on the Way to Mars (doc, 41k) - Submitted by Rob Edmonds
- Changing NASA (doc, 700k) - Submitted by Edgar Zapata
- Feedback (pdf, 46k) - Submitted by Mark Laurent
- Recommendations for the Human Space Flight Committee (pdf, 21k) - Robert E. Bruccoleri, Ph.D.
- Proposal (pdf, 240k) - Submitted by Gary Kitmacher
- Flexibility for EVA Missions (doc, 26k) - Submitted by Thomas A. Sullivan, Ph.D., HEFD Manager for Constellation
- Reflections on Human Space Flight and Science Productivity for the Review of Human Space Flight Committee (pdf, 104k) - Submitted by Dan Lester, Research Fellow University of Texas at Austin
- Space Shuttle Retirement and the Cyrus Space System (wpd, 45k) - Submitted by Daniel Sterling Sample
- Cyrus Spacecraft at Mars image (jpg, 53k) - Submitted by Daniel Sterling Sample
- Provisional pg 1 11-12-08 (jpg, 137k) - Submitted by Daniel Sterling Sample
- Provisional pg 2 11-12-08 (jpg, 187k) - Submitted by Daniel Sterling Sample
- Provisional pg 3 11-12-08 (jpg, 241k) - Submitted by Daniel Sterling Sample
- Provisional Space Platform pg 4 11-12-08 (jpg, 173k) - Submitted by Daniel Sterling Sample
- Future of America’s Space Exploration Program (pdf, 1.47MB) - Submitted by Bob Mitchell, President of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
- Letter from the School of Earth and Space Exploration (pdf, 239k) - Submitted by Kip Hodges, Director, School of Earth and Space Exploration
- On the Future of Human Space Flight (doc, 31k) - Submitted by George Osorio
- Brevard Workforce Development Board Letter (pdf, 106k) - Submitted by the Brevard Workforce Development Board
- Lunar Shuttle System (doc, 30k) - Submitted by Louis R. Archuleta
- Lunar Shuttle System – About the Author (doc, 21k) - Submitted by Louis R. Archuleta
- Lunar Shuttle System – Supporting Diagram 1 (jpg, 2.36MB) - Submitted by Louis R. Archuleta
- Lunar Shuttle System – Supporting Diagram 2 (jpg, 1.77MB) - Submitted by Louis R. Archuleta
- Lunar Shuttle System – Supporting Diagram 3 (jpg, 744k)- Submitted by Louis R. Archuleta
- Remarks to the Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee (pdf, 23k) - Osa E. Fitch, Ph.D.
- Submittal to Augustine HSF Committee (pdf, 73k) - Submitted by Joseph P. Gillin
- Outline Strategic Plan for Future of U S Human Space Flight (doc, 39k) - Submitted by O Glenn Smith, PhD is a former manager of Shuttle Systems Engineering at NASA/JSC
- Analysis of Propellant Tank Masses (pdf, 38k) - Submitted by Steven S. Pietrobon, Ph.D.
- American Astronautical Society Public Policy Statement (doc, 113k) - Submitted by James R. Kirkpatrick, Executive Director, American Astronautical Society
- The Connection between Human Space flight; Economic Recovery; and Global Climate Change Remediation (pdf, 176k) - Submitted by George A. Eastman
- EELV study data (doc, 27k) - Submitted by Daniel J. Deger
- Recommended Policy Changes for Increased International and Private Sector Participation in Manned Space Flight Activity (doc, 35k) - Submitted by Nickolaus E. Leggett
- Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Space Systems (pdf, 63k) - Submitted by Ali F. AbuTaha
- Transformative STEM Subjects and More (doc, 39k) - Submitted by Ali F. AbuTaha
- Wave Modulations (pdf, 20k) - Submitted by Ali F. AbuTaha
- The Problem with the Space Shuttle and the Space Program (pdf, 968k) - Submitted by Ali F. AbuTaha
- On Creating A Space Faring Society (doc, 35k) - Submitted by Adam Martin
- Space Private Sector-Industrial Policy Information (pdf, 214k) - Submitted by Carey M. McCleskey & William R. Claybaugh, II
- Space Flight Priorities (pdf, 56k) - Kent A. Peacock, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Lethbridge
- ARES platform-architecture intended for inclusion in “Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans” (pdf, 119k) - Submitted by Dinesh S. Atreya
- Architecture for Reusable Responsive Exploration Systems: ARES - Platform and Reusable Responsive Architecture for Innovative Space Exploration: PRAISE (Part 1) (pdf, 7.42MB) - Submitted by Dinesh S. Atreya
- Continuous Space Safety Architecture that Fix exploration Exceptions through Technology (SAFETY) (pdf, 91k) - Submitted by Dinesh S. Atreya
- Why “Flexible Path” is not an option (pdf, 49k) - Submitted by Mark Friedenbach
- Why “Flexible Path” is not an option (pdf, 49k) - Submitted by Mark Friedenbach
- Manned mission to Mars in 2019 (pdf, 125k) - Submitted by Henri Tapani Heinonen
- A method to insure access to LEO and GTO and beyond (pdf, 56k) - Submitted by SRA Steven Torry Rappolee, Michigan Air national Guard
- Crew Survival Office’s Position on the Acceptability of the Proposed Inline RSRB Launch Vehicle for Crewed Launches (ppt, 1MB) - Submitted by Leo Langston, Paul Porter, Clint Thornton, JSC Crew Survival
- Space Policy Comparison (pdf, 73k) - Submitted by Chris Hammond
- Obama space policy (pdf, 55k) - Submitted by Chris Hammond
- Furthering Exploration - International Space Station Experience (pdf, 1.8MB) - Submitted by Gary Kitmacher and Theresa Maxwell
- IIS: A partnership in Enabling Space Exploration Through Reduction of Risk (pdf, 688k) - Submitted by Gary Kitmacher
- To the committee (doc, 47k) - Submitted by Edgar Zapata, Operations Analysis, NASA Kennedy Space Center
- Launching Humans into Space is Difficult, Dangerous, and Expensive (doc, 34k) - Submitted by O Glenn Smith
- Abundant Planet: “Make space profitable” (pdf, 1.1 MB) - Submitted by AbundantPlanet.org
- Options for a Meaningful U.S. Human Space Flight Program (doc, 88k) - Submitted by Brent Sherwood
- It is time (pdf, 63k) - Submitted by Michael Ayres
- The Relevance of the Space Program – My Story (docx, 15k) - Submitted by Holly Lamb
- Human Space flight – Augustine committee (pdf, 58k) - Submitted by Norman Wille
- A recommendation for NASA’s Human Space Flight Program (doc, 39k) - Submitted by Peter Egan
- From NASA to a National Space Exploration Administration (pdf, 333k) - Submitted by Arthur M. Hingerty
- Serious Errors in the Cost Estimates for the Development and Operation of Directly Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Systems (pdf, 1.6MB) - Submitted by Stephen Metschan
- Sacramento L5 Society consensus paper (pdf, 20k) - Submitted by Joseph Barrett Bland, President, Sacramento L5 Society
- Consider the Investment in Our Human Workforce (pdf, 60k) - Submitted by Craig Horton
- The long-term goal of human space flight (pdf, 40k) - Submitted by Aviv Ofir
- HSF Letter 2009 August (pdf, 26k) - Submitted by Matthew J. Wronkiewicz
- Nova Terra Legatus (docx, 37k) - Submitted by Philip A. Turek
- Submission of document to Review of U.S. Space Flight Plans Committee (pdf, 293k) - Submitted by Dr. Axel Wittmann
- Creating Relevance - Key To Sustainability (doc, 137k) - Submitted by Mark K. Craig, NASA Retiree
- Practical Benefits for America (pdf, 33k) - Submitted by Daniel Woodard
- DIRECT’s Plan for Consolidating Plan/Policy/Budget Options (pdf, 271k) - Submitted by Stephen Metschan
- Options under consideration for US human space program - The importance of safely exploring space while at the same time enabling commercial opportunities – Connecting NASA activities with broader social goals (docx, 15k) - Submitted by Peter Egan
- You Get to Go ... NOW!: Opening Space To The American People (ppt, 705k) - Submitted by Bruce Pittman, Dan Rasky, Lynn Harper
- A Young Professional’s Perspective on the Future of Spaceflight at NASA (doc, 40k) - Submitted by Christian Carpenter
- A Rocket design with simplified tanks, thrust structure and Aerospike engine control (doc, 284k) - Submitted by Sterling Huxley
- Lunar Exploration Architecture Using Space Shuttle Hardware (doc, 43k) - Submitted by David Shinkevich
- OTV: An Argument for the Independent Trader (pdf, 849k) - Submitted by Dennis C. O'Brien
- The Letter to Dr. Norman Augustine Commission (pdf, 56k) - Submitted by Boris Berkovski
- Recommendations for the U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee from the Space Tourism Society (doc, 41k) - Submitted by Hank Murdoch, Executive Director, Space Tourism Society
- NASA is Relevant: but FACILITATE, Don't DO (txt, 5k) - Submitted by Donald A. Jacques
- Bristol Spaceplanes Submission to Augustine Committee (pdf, 670k) - Submitted by D. Ashford, Bristol Spaceplanes
- Pioneering the Space Frontier - The Report of the National Commission on Space (pdf, 2.8MB) - Submitted by Frank Paine
