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