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Evaluation of the National Aerospace Initiative
Author(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (Author), Air Force Science and Technology Board (Author), Committee on the National Aerospace Initiative (Author)
- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Publication Date: 16 Jun. 2004
- Language: English
- Print length: 146 pages
- ISBN-10: 0309091756
- ISBN-13: 9780309091756
Book 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 NAIa (TM)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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