美航宇局(NASA)最近透露,到1992年约投资17亿美元以用于航天高技术开发的新计划。这些资金将用在低地球轨道的活动及月球和火星探测计划等21世纪航天高技术开发中的基础技术研究。 NASA号召美空军、美国防高等研究计划局(DARPA)、美战略防御倡议(SDI)组织、企业和高等院校参加新计划。NASA将统筹规划基础技术的研究工作。 NASA recently disclosed that by 1992 it had invested about $ 1.7 billion in a new plan for high-tech aerospace development. These funds will be used for basic technology research in high-tech development of aerospace in the 21st century such as activities in low Earth orbit and lunar and Mars exploration programs. NASA called for the U.S. Air Force, DARPA, SDI organizations, corporations and universities to participate in the new program. NASA will co-ordinate the planning of basic technology research.