The President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy was a Presidential Commission formed by United States President George W. Bush on January 27, 2004, through the Executive Order 13326 . [1] Its final report was submitted on June 4, 2004.
There were nine members of the commission: [2]
There were five public hearings held by the commission to gain a variety of different perspectives. They were as follows:
The committee's findings and recommendations were:* [3]
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