NASA History Listserv Readers:

The NASA History Division is pleased to announce the publication of Glen Asner and Stephen Garber’s new book Origins of 21^st Century Space Travel:  A History of NASA’s Decadal Planning Team and the Vision for Space Exploration, 1999-2004 (NASA SP-2019-4415).

On 14 January 2004, President George W. Bush announced that NASA would embark on a new Vision for Space Exploration, less than a year after the Columbia Space Shuttle accident.  The President’s ambitious agenda included resuming Shuttle flights, completing the International Space Station, and robotic and then human exploration of the Moon and Mars.  The story starts in earnest in 1999, when NASA initiated a Decadal Planning Team to generate viable plans for humans and robots to explore beyond low-Earth orbit.  This book provides a detailed historical account of the ideas, debates, and decisions that opened the way for a new generation of spaceflight at the start of the 21st century.

E-book versions are available for free downloading from https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/origins_detail.html online.  Hard copies may be requested free from the NASA Headquarters Information Center, 300 E St. SW, Suite 1U72, Washington, DC 20546, 202-358-0000.  For more information, please see the attached flyer.

Thanks,

Steve

 

Stephen Garber

NASA History Division

Office of Communications

NASA Headquarters

Room 5P25

Washington, DC 20546

202-358-0385

http://history.nasa.gov