ISS utilisation

摘要

It is fitting that we should be gathered here this evening on Columbus Day, a federal holiday that highlights and honors the human spirit of exploration! As far back as we can delve into the history of humans on this planet, we find evidence of the urge to explore. It is this legacy of exploration that has led us to where we are today with the International Space Station skimming the rim of our planet. It is only fair to ask ourselves how the International Space Station could best be used to continue to foster this urge to explore. Let's put the question in more concrete terms. Twenty years from now, at the World Space Congress after next, what impact will the International Space Station have had on our lives?