A Vision Network Discuss Former Astronaut to Lead Star Ship Effort
The Pentagon's premiere research agency has chosen a former astronaut to lead a foundation that is designed to take humanity to the stars. The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) and NASA are sponsoring the project, known as the 100-Year Star ship. A Vision Network, a leader in marketing, has expressed their excitement with the director saying 'A Vision Network are always looking ahead and trying to improve.'
- (1888PressRelease) February 01, 2012 - Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
The Pentagon's premiere research agency has chosen a former astronaut to lead a foundation that is designed to take humanity to the stars. The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) and NASA are sponsoring the project, known as the 100-Year Star ship. A Vision Network, a leader in marketing, has expressed their excitement with the director saying 'A Vision Network are always looking ahead and trying to improve.'
Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to go into space, was notified last week that she had won, according to a copy of a Darpa letter obtained by the BBC. Since leaving NASA, Jemison has been involved in science education programmes, and is known as a space travel enthusiast and long-time Star Trek fan.
Her organisation, the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence, is partnered on the Darpa project with Icarus Interstellar, a non-profit organisation that is dedicated to interstellar travel, and the Foundation for Enterprise Development. Since it was first announced last year, the 100-Year Star ship project has been met with trepidation by some and excitement by many. 'The kind of advancements that have been made are astronomical and it is going to be amazing what will be possible with modern technology in the next decade,' says A Vision Network's Managing Director.
With NASA scaling back its manned space programmes, the idea of a manned trip to the stars, which is well beyond any current technology, may sound audacious. But the goal is not to have the government fund the actual building of spacecraft destined for the stars, but rather to create a foundation that can last 100 years in order to help foster the research needed for interstellar travel. There are many space travel enthusiasts that would definitely contribute to such a fund.
A Vision Network is expanding at a rapid rate and can relate to the kind of hard work and dedication that NASA puts into their work. 'Having a well-structured plan to hit our goals for this year has been very important. This helps keep everyone on the same page and going in the right direction,' continues the MD of A Vision Network.
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