[Senate Document 112-3]
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112th Congress, 1st Session/Senate Document 112-3

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           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

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           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



                            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





           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