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• Off-world "Local" Economies: As our nation becomes a spacefaring society, "local" in-space markets will be developed and strengthened, providing a more robust and diverse space economy, which will provide more benefits earth-side as well.

Bolden Visits JSC - NASA Watch 2009

• Resource Utilization: A spacefaring society uses off-world resources and the characteristics of the space environment to provide materials, products, and services for the economic and social benefit of both earth-side and in-space communities.

Bolden Visits JSC - NASA Watch 2009

Buzz is going in the right direction with the idea of focusing on in-space transportation and exploration.

Why Some Say the Moon? - NASA Watch 2009

Spending bucks on re-inventing launch vehicles just seems wrongheaded to me, especially since we've perfected rndz/docking and in-space assembly (enabling the use of smaller launchers) and we have viable LVs already in the stable.

Leroy Chiao Seeks Your Input - NASA Watch 2009

The architecture could become based on in-space refueling (giving it a purpose - commercial participation via fuel supply that can form a market for CATS - that's as important as the lunar mission itself).

Trying To Spin The Facts - NASA Watch 2009

During the announcement of the winning teams, astronaut Don Pettit, the current space station crewmember who served as "space referee" for the in-space games, said that he hoped next year the station's Robonaut2 helper robot could help in releasing the SPHERES and monitoring the in-space games.

Zoe P. Strassfield: Harmonize With the Singing Satellites: Attending the 2012 Zero Robotics Championship Zoe P. Strassfield 2012

Another benefit of in-space assembly is that engineers wouldn't have to worry about aerodynamics, since air resistance isn't a concern in the vacuum of space.

NASA's plans for manned expedition to Mars may include solar-powered spacecraft Brian Palmer 2011

Another benefit of in-space assembly is that engineers wouldn't have to worry about aerodynamics, since air resistance isn't a concern in the vacuum of space.

NASA's plans for manned expedition to Mars may include solar-powered spacecraft Brian Palmer 2011

Another benefit of in-space assembly is that engineers wouldn't have to worry about aerodynamics, since air resistance isn't a concern in the vacuum of space.

NASA's plans for manned expedition to Mars may include solar-powered spacecraft Brian Palmer 2011

• Developing a lander capable of descent to and return from the lunar surface would not directly create a capability suitable for going to Mars but the lander itself would be more than sufficient to support near Earth asteroid visits assuming a sufficiently robust in-space transportation capability is developed to match the orbit of the asteroid and support a return to Earth.

Why Some Say the Moon? - NASA Watch 2009