Space 2002 and Robotics 2002

Proceedings of Space 2002: The Eighth International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Business in Space and of Robotics 2002: The Fifth International Conference and Exposition/Demonstration on Robotics for Challenging Situations and Environments, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 17-21, 2002.

This collection contains 72 papers describing visions of humankind's future in space and of robotic applications in space and in challenging environments on Earth.

Topics include:

• developing technologies of space exploration;
• space elevators and tethers;
• lunar and Martian exploration and construction;
• space power systems;
• near-Earth object (NEO) threat;
• high-altitude balloons;
• structures, materials, and controls;
• robotics technology;
• robotics in space exploration;
• business in space;
• space law and policy; and
• robotic applications in space, terrestrial inspection and maintenance, construction, underwater operations, the nuclear industry, environmental remediation, industry, and medicine.