«An asteroid in the Earth - moon system would provide a safer destination to begin developing our capability for
human deep space exploration,» says Chris Lewicki of Planetary Resources, a space - mining firm in Seattle.
Not exact matches
«With these system concept studies, we are taking the next steps to develop capabilities needed to send
humans deeper into
space than ever before, and ultimately to Mars, while testing new techniques to protect Earth from asteroids,» William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for NASA's
Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.
In classic NASA style, Martin hedges his bets when discussing the agency's
human -
exploration plans: «Our strategy is to build a very sustainable program where people are routinely going into
deep space.
Like
space exploration, exploring the
deep can be delicate and dangerous — a stage for
human victories and heart - rending mistakes.
P: I love
space exploration, but I think that many people would be amazed to learn that only two
human beings have ever gone to the
deepest part of the ocean — the Mariana Trench — and that was more than 30 years ago.
The investigations aboard Dragon will help us improve our understanding of how
humans adapt to living in
space for long periods of time and help us develop technologies that will enable
deep space exploration.»
They seek to assist
human exploration and the discovery of beneficial resources, whether in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), on the moon, in
deep space or on Mars.
Townsend, L. W. Implications of the
space radiation environment for
human exploration in
deep space.
What they have in common besides their great wealth is a
deep pessimism about the future of Earth and an enormous optimism about
space exploration as the only viable solution for the continuation of
human kind.