Voyaging Beyond the Pillars of Hercules: A Model for the Future Role of Human Spaceflight Exploration in U.S. Grand Strategy

• Main Author: Gordon, Randy
• Other Authors: AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Astronautics; *SPACE EXPLORATION; *SPACE FLIGHT; CASE STUDIES; HISTORY; LESSONS LEARNED; NATIONAL SECURITY; RESOURCES; STRATEGY; THESES; THREATS; UNITED STATES; VIABILITY; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Indian; Hercules; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA615508; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA615508

Why do states explore? The modern version of this question is, Why send people to explore space? Idealists answer, Because humans are inspired by other humans exploring the unknown. In their view, the imperative to explore space is self-evident and self-sustaining because of the unquenchable curiosi...