Preparing for the High Frontier

The Role and Training of NASA Astronauts in the Post-Space Shuttle Era

Editor: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309218696
eISBN Pdf: 9780309224437
eISBN Epub: 9780309218702
Lugar de publicación: Estados Unidos
Año de publicación digital: 2011
Mes: Noviembre
Páginas: 115
Idioma: Ingles

Descripción

As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) retires the Space Shuttle and shifts involvement in International Space Station (ISS) operations, changes in the role and requirements of NASA's Astronaut Corps will take place. At the request of NASA, the National Research Council (NRC) addressed three main questions about these changes: what should be the role and size of Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD); what will be the requirements of astronaut training facilities; and is the Astronaut Corps' fleet of training aircraft a cost-effective means of preparing astronauts for NASA's spaceflight program? This report presents an assessment of several issues driven by these questions. This report does not address explicitly the future of human spaceflight.

FrontMatter
Preface
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
Contents
Summary
1 The Evolution of the U.S. Astronaut Program
2 NASA’s Human Spaceflight: The Role and Size of Activities Managed by the Flight Crew Operations Directorate
3 Post-Shuttle Spaceflight Crew Training Resources: Ground-Based Facilities and T-38N Talon Aircraft
Appendixes
Appendix A: Appropriate Training Methods and Technologies
Appendix B: Acronyms and Glossary
Appendix C: Committee and Staff Biographical Information