The USA and international competition in space transportation |
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| Authors: | Ray A Williamson |
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| Institution: | 1. Office of Technology Assessment, US Congress, Washington, DC 20510, USA;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh - 160019, India;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (Degree Wing), Chandigarh - 160019, India;1. ImageTech Laboratory, Health Sciences and Innovation, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada;2. Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada;3. Department of Medical Imaging, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada;4. Department of Neurology, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada;5. Department of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China;6. Health Sciences and Innovation, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada;1. International Education Department, Hengxing University, Licang District, Qingdao, China;2. School of Economics, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China;3. Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon;4. School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China;5. School of Marxism, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China;1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, PR China;2. Science and Technology on Power Sources Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Power Sources, Tianjin, 300384, PR China |
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| Abstract: | This article discusses the crisis facing the USA in the formulation of its space transportation policy, within the context of its overall national space policy. The author examines developments in international space transportation from 1982 to 1992, and the failure of US policies to meet foreign commercial competition in space launches. Two goals have emerged from the US policy debate: to achieve assured access to space, and to reduce the costs of sending payloads to orbit. Both goals need to be faced within the context of a wider commitment by government and private industry to space investment. |
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