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NASA and the future of Space Flight
NASA is winding down the Space Shuttle program even as it grapples with a decision by the Obama Administration to drop its ambitious plans to return Americans to the moon. Where is NASA headed in the future?
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David L. Akin
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Assoc Prof, Affil Assoc Prof
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Aerospace Engineering
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Expertise Key Words:
Robotic arms; robotics in space; Space Systems, Space Robotics, Space Human Factors, Extravehicular Activity/Space Suit Design; NASA
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301 405 1138
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dakin@umd.edu
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Mark J. Lewis
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Prof
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Aerospace Engineering
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Expertise Key Words:
aerospace, aeronautics, space vehicles, NASA, space shuttle, shuttle re-entry, shuttle tiles, shuttle program history and aeronautics
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301 405 1133
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mjlewis@umd.edu
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Ali Mosleh
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Mechanical Engineering
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Expertise Key Words:
Risk and safety analysis of complex systems and processes; product reliability and safety analysis; predictive models of human error and organizational failures; methodology for assessment of uncertainties in scientific models; methods of inference with limited knowledge and partial evidence
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301 405 5215
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mosleh@umd.edu
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