SpaceRef - Exploration and Missions

SpaceRef - Exploration and Missions - Programs And Plans

Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration - This chronology at the NASA GSFC National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) gives a list of a known (successful and unsuccessful) lunar and planetary missions including a few historical missions which were instrumental in the development and evolution of space exploration.

Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration (COMPLEX) - This National Research Council Space Studies Board committee advises the SSB on planetary system studies that can be conducted from space and on the ground. The committee covers geoscience, atmospheres, exobiology, particles and fields, and planetary astronomy. The committee assists the SSB in carrying out studies, monitoring the implementation of strategies, and providing evaluations of programs and strategic priorities for NASA and other government agencies.

Mission to the Solar System - A Mission and Technology Roadmap, 2000-2025 - This website allows visitors to preview the plans that NASA has for the exploration of our Solar System over the next 20 years. It also allows visitors to review the status of various upcoming Solar System exploration missions in the News section. [NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory].

Robots Vs Humans in space - BOTH will be required - One of the grand schisms running through space advocacy and politics seems to be whether we should send people or robots out to explore space. Both approaches are examined. More importantly the synergies between both approaches are highlighted. Article from the Jan/Feb 1999 issue of Ad Astra magazine.