Crawford, Ian A. (2010) Astrobiological benefits of human space exploration. Astrobiology 10 (6), pp. 577-587. ISSN 1531-1074.Full text not available from this repository.

Crawford, Ian A. (2010) Astrobiological benefits of human space exploration. Astrobiology 10 (6), pp. 577-587. ISSN 1531-1074.Full text not available from this repository.
An ambitious program of human space exploration, such as that envisaged in the Global Exploration Strategy and considered in the Augustine Commission report, will help advance the core aims of astrobiology in multiple ways. In particular, a human exploration program will confer significant benefits in the following areas: (i) the exploitation of the lunar geological record to elucidate conditions on early Earth; (ii) the detailed study of near-Earth objects for clues relating to the formation of the Solar System; (iii) the search for evidence of past or present life on Mars; (iv) the provision of a heavy-lift launch capacity that will facilitate exploration of the outer Solar System; and (v) 