Beyond The Shuttle

摘要

World events of the past few months have cast a pall over America's human spaceflight program. The renewed antagonism between the United States and Russia over the events in the Republic of Georgia, as well as the recent financial crises, have raised serious questions. The International Space Station (ISS) is approaching its anticipated 2011 completion date and America's only manned space launch vehicle, the shuttle, is scheduled for retirement in two years.