COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- FOREWORD -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 A New Beginningfor U.S. Space Exploration? -- CHAPTER 2 U.S. Astronaut Programs:Past, Present, and Future-fromMercury to ProjectConstellation"' -- CHAPTER 3 Reexamining the SpaceShuttle's Purpose, Mission,and Technology-BasedSafety Problems -- CHAPTER 4 Review of the Managementand Institutional Issues -- CHAPTER 5 International Space Station-Status and Vulnerabilities -- CHAPTER 6 NASA's Unsuccessful X-Projectsand the Prospects forNew Private Space VehicleDevelopment -- CHAPTER 7 International Space Programsand Launch Systems -- CHAPTER 8 Project Constellation -- CHAPTER 9 Lessons Learned in Space Safetyand Ongoing Issues -- CHAPTER 10 A Better and BrighterU.S. Space Program:A New Vision for the Future -- APPENDIX A Key Background Facts inSpace Flight -- APPENDIX B Glossary -- APPENDIX C Detailed Technical Reviewof Shuttle Vulnerabilities -- APPENDIX D Detailed Technical Review ofISS Vulnerabilities -- INDEX -- SUPPORTING MATERIALS.