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Proceedings of the 11th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments, held in Long Beach, California, March 3-5, 2008. Sponsored by the Aerospace Division of ASCE.

This collection contains 211 papers on issued related to challenging environments.

Topics include:

•  structures;
•  materials;
•  dynamics and controls;
•  field and remote sensing and robotics;
•  space engineering and construction;
•  aerodynamics;
•  advanced space systems;
•  lunar and Martian exploration and development;
•  granular materials, including lunar and Martian soils/regolith;
•  in situ resource utilization and development;
•  international space station;
•  human exploration and development of space;
•  research in space environments;
•  space exploration and transportation;
•  fluid distribution and flow in porous media;
•  life-support systems;
•  space architecture and operations;
•  space power;
•  space science;
•  space commercialization;
•  engineering and science in Earth-based extreme regions; and
•  measurement in challenging environments.