CONTENTS
Volume 81, Science and Technology Series,
29th AAS Goddard Memorial Symposium,
Humans and Machines in Space:
The Vision, The Challenge, The Payoff

Page

FOREWORD, Horace Jacobs vii

INTRODUCTION 1

Humans and Machines in Space:  The Vision, The Challenge, The Payoff - Introduction (AAS 91-301), John A. Sand 3

Humans and Machines in Space:  A Vision of Our Future (AAS 91-302), John Noble Wilford 7

Humans and Machines in Space:  The Vision, The Challenge, The Payoff - Luncheon Address (AAS 91-311), George E. Brown, Jr., 11

THE VISION 17

The Human Exploration of the Solar System (AAS 91-305), Lisa Bell, Curt Bilby, John W. Boyd, George Davis, David Korsmeyer, Hans Mark, Todd McCusker, Brendan O’Connor, Elfego Pinon, Andrew Frizzell, Harlan J. Smith 19

The Cybernetic Continuum (AAS 91-307), George C. Mohr 47

THE CHALLENGE 55

Humans and Machines in Space:  The Challenge - Introduction (AAS 91-312) , James R. Thompson, Jr., 57

Meeting Human Needs (AAS 91-313), Arnauld E. Nicogossian 61

Problems of Human-Machine Interaction on Space Flights (AAS 91-314), Vladimir A. Solov’yev, Translated by Lydia R. Stone 73

Life Support Systems (AAS 91-320), Norman N. Li 79

Remote Medical Systems for the Human Exploration of Space (AAS 91-321), Harry C. Holloway 87

Virtual Reality and  Planetary Exploration (AAS 91-322), Michael W. McGreevy 93

The U. S. Antarctic and Space Programs, a Useful Alliance (AAS 91-323), Peter E. Wilkniss 117

THE PAYOFF 123

Humans and Machines in Space:  The Payoff - Introductory Remarks (AAS 91-327), James A. Abrahamson 125

The Economic Impact of the Space Program (AAS 91-328), Michael J. Boskin 127

The Impact of the Space Program on Education (AAS 91-330), Hans Mark 133

Space Science Payoffs in an Era of Human-Machine Partnership (AAS 91-331), Louis J. Lanzerotti and Mark S. Allen 137

The Space Program’s Impact on Society (AAS 91-332), Alvin Toffler 151

The Payoff of Human and Machines in Space:  A Synopsis (AAS 91-333), James A. Abrahamson 161

CONFERENCE SUMMARY 167

Humans and Machines in Space:  The Vision, The Challenge, The Payoff - Conference Summary (AAS 91-336), Walter Froehlich 169

APPENDICES 175

Publications of the American Astronautical Society 176

Science and Technology Series (1964-      ) 177

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Series (1957-      ) 182

AAS History Series (1977-      ) 188

INDEX 189

Numerical Index 191

Author Index 193