112TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION/SENATE DOCUMENT 112–3 

NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH 

SCHOOLS, 2011–2012 

Resolved: The United States Federal 

Government Should Substantially Increase 

Its Exploration and/or Development of Space 

Beyond the Earth’s Mesosphere 

NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, 2011–2012 

Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. Section 1333 

Compiled by the Congressional Research Service 

Library of Congress 

U.S. Government Printing Office 

Washington, DC 2011 


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C O N T E N T S 

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FOREWORD ............................................................................................................ V 

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 3 

SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... 3 

THEMATIC RESOURCES ...................................................................................... 4 

GENERAL OVERVIEWS ................................................................................. 4 

BUDGETARY CONCERNS ............................................................................. 6 

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION .............................................................. 7 

MANNED VERSUS UNMANNED EXPLORATION ..................................... 8 

SOCIETAL IMPACTS ...................................................................................... 9 

STRATEGIC VISION ....................................................................................... 11 

GOVERNMENT SOURCES .................................................................................... 14 

RECENT HEARINGS ...................................................................................... 14 

RECENT PUBLIC LAWS ................................................................................ 15 

RECENT GOVERNMENT REPORTS ............................................................ 16 

SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................... 17 


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112TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION/SENATE DOCUMENT 112–3 

NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH 

SCHOOLS, 2011–2012 

Resolved: The United States Federal 

Government Should Substantially Increase 

Its Exploration and/or Development of Space 

Beyond the Earth’s Mesosphere 

NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, 2011–2012 

Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. Section 1333 

Compiled by the Congressional Research Service 

Library of Congress 


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