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RE: Augustine committee report

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Is this the end for human space flight?

OK, the Augustine panel's review of NASA's human space-flight plans outlines several options. Mars may be out, but the moon is still in with a shout, and plans to go to the Lagrange points and even the asteroids are mooted. Technically, all this is probably doable. But it won't happen, and here's why.
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5 Surprise Passages From the Full Augustine Report

NASA released the full text crafted by its Review of Human Spaceflight Plans Committee (the so-called Augustine committee) today. The 157-page examination lacked an endorsement of an overall strategy, but there are a few passages of interest that were not included in the summary that was released in September.
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White House panel sees little point to new NASA rocket
With the first test flight of a new NASA rocket just days away, a White House panel questioned its utility while singing the praises of commercial alternatives.
The panel, which reviewed NASA's human space flight plans at the White House's request, released its final report (6mb, pdf) on Thursday.

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