The Space Review: Implementing the vision

The Space Review: Implementing the vision

Implementing the vision
by Sam Dinkin
Monday, October 25, 2004

NASA released a new feature associated with the Vision for Space Exploration earlier this month. Eleven companies have been selected “to conduct preliminary concept studies for human lunar exploration and the development of the crew exploration vehicle.” Each of these companies put forward a PDF file and a web site with a different take on the Vision. If we look at the interference pattern that develops contrasting the different approaches to the Vision, we can learn about the firms’ cultures and mentality.