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Title Human space exploration : early assessments of NASA's next steps / Darrel Gibbs, editor.

Publication Info. New York : Novinka, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Space science, exploration and policies
Space science, exploration and policies series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION: EARLY ASSESSMENTS OF NASA'S NEXT STEPS; HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION: EARLY ASSESSMENTS OF NASA'S NEXT STEPS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: NASA: Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Assess Long-Term Affordability of Human Exploration Programs*; Why GAO Did This Study; What GAO Recommends; What GAO Found; Background; Limited Scope of Exploration Program Estimates Does Not Capture Life Cycle Costs; Cost for Initial SLS, Orion, and GSDO Capabilities Totals up to 22 Billion
NASA's Estimates Do Not Include Life Cycle CostsConclusion; Recommendations for Executive Action; Agency Comments and Our Evaluation; End Notes; Chapter 2: Space Launch System: Resources Need to be Matched to Requirements to Decrease Risk and Support Long Term Affordability*; Why GAO Did This Study; What GAO Recommends; What GAO Found; Abbreviations; Background; NASA's Acquisition Life Cycle; Acquisition Best Practices; Elements of SLS; Program's Ability to Meet Schedule for 2017 Test Flight at Risk; NASA Has Not Matched Resources and Requirements for 2017 Initial Flight Test
SLS Program Is Meeting Some Design Goals for 2017 Test Flight but Challenges Could Threaten Launch DateDesign Goals; Aggressive Schedule; Heritage Hardware; Unclear Scope and Funding Uncertainties Increased Risk by Delaying Contract Definitization; SLS Program Has Critical Gaps in Knowledge Needed to Assess Long-Term Affordability, but Opportunities Exist to Promote Affordability; The SLS Program's Long-Term Mission Plans and Requirements Are Unknown; The Program's Long-Term Affordability Is Unknown Because SLS Cost Estimate Does Not Capture Life Cycle Costs
NASA Taking Steps for Long-Term Affordability but Additional Opportunities May ExistConclusion; Recommendations for Executive Action; Agency Comments; Appendix I: Scope and Methodology; End Notes; Chapter 3: NASA: Human Space Exploration Programs Face Challenges. Statement of Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office. Hearing on ''An Update on the Space Launch System and Orion: Monitoring the De...; Why GAO Did This Study; What GAO Found; Summary; Background; NASA Delayed SLS Launch Date to Better Match Resources to Requirements
NASA's SLS and Orion Programs Are Making Progress, but the Orion Program Is Facing Technical ChallengesNASA's Human Exploration Programs' Long-Term Missions and Affordability Are Uncertain; End Notes; Chapter 4: Statement of William H. Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, NASA. Hearing on ''An Update on the Space Launch System and Orion: Monitoring the Development of the Nation's Deep Space Exploration Capabilities''; Exploration Flight Test-1; Orion and SLS: Traveling Beyond LEO; Conclusion; Index
Summary NASA is undertaking a trio of closely-related programs to continue human space exploration beyond low-Earth orbit: the SLS vehicle; the Orion capsule, which will launch atop the SLS and carry astronauts; and the supporting ground systems. As a whole, the efforts represent NASA's largest exploration investment over the next decade, potentially as much as 22 billion, to demonstrate initial capabilities. Beyond 2021, NASA plans to incrementally develop progressively more-capable SLS launch vehicles complemented by Orion capsules and ground systems. This book examines the scope of NASA's prelimina.
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Subject United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Outer space -- Exploration -- United States.
Outer space.
United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Gibbs, Darrel, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Gibbs, Darrel Human Space Exploration : Early Assessments of NASA's Next Steps Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,c2015 9781634821728
ISBN 9781634821735 electronic book
1634821734 electronic book
9781634821728