26 Research Items Found
March 01, 2021
The space station is an outstanding model for international cooperation by the world's nations. Similarly, cooperation can advance many other …
February 19, 2021
This brief reviews the cost and development problems associated with NASA's plan to return to the moon by 2024 and …
February 17, 2021
Due to its high launch costs and the availability of other, more cost-effective commercial launch vehicles, the Biden administration should …
August 01, 2019
"The road is difficult and challenging and the environment both hostile an unforgiving, but the prize is worth winning and …
July 26, 2019
On July 22, the nation and the world lost a leader who played a critical role in making the Apollo …
George W.S. Abbey is the senior fellow in space policy at the Baker Institute. From 1996 to 2001, he served as the director of NASA Johnson Space Center. Prior to being assigned as an Air Force captain to NASA’s Apollo …
Jim Wetherbee is a nonresident fellow with the Baker Institute Space Policy Program, as well as a former NASA astronaut, aerospace engineer, naval officer and aviator. Wetherbee is the only astronaut to have commanded five missions in space (tied with …
