NASA: Rising to the Challenge? Or Stuck in the Past?

Focuses on the proposed programs recommended by the Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy for the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA). Efforts of NASA administrators to address the financial problems faced by the agency; Benefits of instituting a comprehensive program of prizes for technological development in the aerospace industry; Information on the Centennial Challenge program of prizes developed by NASA; Advantages of converting NASA centers into Federally Financed Research and Development Corporations.