22-10-2012, 05:28 PM
Space Colonization
ABSTRACT
2004 has been a pivotal year for space colonization, with the January 21 announcement by President Bush outlining a new
vision for space exploration. This vision calls for a ‘building-block’ strategy of human and robotic missions to achieve new
exploration goals, starting with returning the space shuttle safely to flight. The space shuttle fleet would be focused completing
the International Space Station before being retired by 2010; the space station would be retired before 2020. This strategy
would implement a sustained and affordable human and robotic program to explore the solar system and beyond.