Space Travels In The Future
NASA has an exciting new vision for the future of
spaceflight .It's the return of humans to the moon by 2020 in preparation for
visits to Mars and possibly beyond.
Moon missions are essential to the exploration of more
distant worlds.The moon could be used as a forward base of operations on which
humans learn how to replenish essential supplies, such as rocket fuel and
oxygen, by creating them from local material,such skills are essential to the
future expansion of human presence into deeper space.
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Constellation Program
The Constellation Program has near-term scientific
objectives as well. Although humans have visited the moon before, our closest
neighbor still harbors its own scientific mysteries to be explored—including
the investigation of water ice near the moon's poles.
Future human moon missions will be preceded by robotic
reconnaissance launches to scout landing sites that may have the most resources
available to astronauts. The moon's south pole is considered particularly
promising because it is rich in hydrogen and may be home to water ice as well.
In the 2000s, several plans for space exploration were
announced; both government entities and the private sector have space
exploration objectives. China has announced plans to have a 60-ton multi-module
space station in orbit by 2020.
The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 provided a
re-prioritized list of objectives for the American space program, as well as
funding for the first priorities. NASA proposes to move forward with the
development of the Space Launch System (SLS), which will be designed to carry the
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, as well as important cargo, equipment, and
science experiments to Earth's orbit and destinations beyond. Additionally, the
SLS will serve as a back up for commercial and international partner
transportation services to the International Space Station. The SLS rocket will
incorporate technological investments from the Space Shuttle program and the
Constellation program in order to take advantage of proven hardware and reduce
development and operations costs. The first developmental flight is targeted
for the end of 2017.
Deep space exploration
Deep space exploration is the branch of astronomy,
astronautics and space technology that is involved with the exploration of
distant regions of outer space. Physical exploration of space is conducted both
by human spaceflights (deep-space astronautics) and by robotic spacecraft.
Some of the best candidates for future deep space engine
technologies include anti-matter, nuclear power and beamed propulsion. The
latter, beamed propulsion, appears to be the best candidate for deep space
exploration presently available, since it uses known physics and known
technology that is being developed for other purposes.
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