The Space Station Freedom program is the next major U.S. manned space initiative. It has as its objective the establishment of a permanently manned facility in low earth orbit. This book summarizes the main findings and recommendations of a workshop that examined the space station program with a view toward identifying critical engineering issues related to the design and operation of the station.
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 General Design Issues
- 3 Issues Related to Utilization and Operations Requirements for the Space Station
- 4 Issues Related to Systems Requirements and Design
- 5 Management Issues Relevant to Design
- Supplementary Discussion
- Appendix A: Letter from the NASA Office of Space Station
- Appendix B: Statement of Task
- Appendix C: Presenters at the Workshop
- Abbreviations/Symbols
- Acronyms
- Selected Material Used at the Workshop