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Evaluation Of The National Aerospace Initiative

By National Research Council

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0309091756, 9780309091756
Open Library ID
OL3327669M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9177466 bytes)
Pages
146\146
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The National Aerospace Initiative (NAI) was conceived as a joint effort between the Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to sustain the aerospace leadership of the United States through the acceleration of selected aerospace technologies: hypersonic flight, access to space, and space technologies. The Air Force became concerned about the NAI's possible consequences on Air Force programs and budget if NAI program decisions differed from Air Force priorities. To examine this issue, it asked the NRC for an independent review of the NAI. This report presents the results of that assessment. It focuses on three questions asked by the Air Force: is NAI technically feasible in the time frame laid out; is it financially feasible over that period; and is it operationally relevant.

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