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245 00 Human space exploration :|bearly assessments of NASA's 
       next steps /|cDarrel Gibbs, editor. 
264  1 New York :|bNovinka,|c[2015] 
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490 1  Space science, exploration and policies 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  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 
505 8  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 
505 8  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 
505 8  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 
505 8  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 
520    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. 
588 0  Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed 
       April 20, 2015). 
590    eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic 
       Collection - North America 
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       Administration.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/
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610 17 United States.|bNational Aeronautics and Space 
       Administration.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/528469
651  0 Outer space|xExploration|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/
       subjects/sh85096159|zUnited States.|0https://id.loc.gov/
       authorities/names/n78095330-781 
651  7 Outer space.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1243437 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204155
655  0 Electronic books. 
655  4 Electronic books. 
700 1  Gibbs, Darrel,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/
       nb2016025531|eeditor. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aGibbs, Darrel|tHuman Space Exploration :
       Early Assessments of NASA's Next Steps|dHauppauge : Nova 
       Science Publishers, Inc.,c2015|z9781634821728 
830  0 Space science, exploration and policies series.|0https://
       id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009099260 
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