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NASA, Public Perception, and Sustainability of Project Constellation

Gen Y and Space Exploration: A Desire for Interaction, Participation, and Empowerment.  (Presentation given at the 3rd Space Exploration Conference, Denver, CO, February 27, 2008)

Engaging the 18-25 Generation: Educational Outreach, Interactive Technologies, and Space (2006)

Some Results from Dittmar Associates' Market Study for Space Exploration (2005)  (NOTE: This is a brief summary of a 71-page publication.  The complete Market Study for Space Exploration, including an extensive discussion of methodology and findings, is available HERE at Amazon.com.

Addressing the Challenge of Sustainability in the Exploration Enterprise: Issues of Public Perception and Political Will (2004)

Public Policy, Economics, and Commercial Space Development

Sustaining Exploration: Communications, Relevance, and Value Part 1. (Published in The Space Review, November 12, 2007).

Sustaining Exploration: Communications, Relevance, and Value, Part 2. (Published in The  Space Review, November 19, 2007).

A Framework for Government-Commercial Economics in the New Space Industry (2006)

(Coauthored) U.S. Space Transportation Policy: Increased Military Role, Decreased International Cooperation, and Impacts to the Vision for Space Exploration (2005)

The Politics of Space Economics (2004)

Authored when M. L. Dittmar was at The Boeing Company. Commercial Avenues for Space Utilization (2003)

Space Operations and Technology

Old Processes and Innovative Tools:  Integrating Systems, Operations and Training in Project Constellation (2004)

(Coauthored) Modeling Human Crew Behavior with Machine Agents (2000/2002)

Coauthored when M. L. Dittmar was with The Boeing Company) International Approach to Training for the International Space Station (1998)

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