LEADER 04747nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910461518403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61324-565-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000099691 035 $a(EBL)3018114 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000522488 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12150219 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522488 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10528827 035 $a(PQKB)10784850 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3018114 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3018114 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10659036 035 $a(OCoLC)923656981 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000099691 100 $a20110711d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aExploring the final frontier$b[electronic resource] $eissues, plans and funding for NASA /$fDillon S. Maguire, editor 210 $aNew York $cNova Science Publishers$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (170 p.) 225 1 $aSpace science, exploration and policies series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60876-080-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""EXPLORING THE FINAL FRONTIER""; ""ISSUES, PLANS AND FUNDING FOR NASA""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""AN ANALYSIS OF NASAa???S PLANS FOR CONTINUINGHUMAN SPACEFLIGHT AFTER RETIRING THE SPACESHUTTLEa???""; ""SUMMARY""; ""The Constellation Program and NASAa???s Budget""; ""The Gap in U.S. Human Spaceflight""; ""The Constellation Program Within NASAa???s Budget""; ""RISKS TO THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF ARES 1 AND ORION""; ""The Margin for Increases in Oriona???s Mass""; ""Development Risks for the Ares 1""; ""Thrust Oscillations""; ""Performance Shortfall"" 327 $a""Schedule for Development of the J-2X Engine""""POTENTIAL DELAYS IN COMPLETING THE SPACE STATION ANDRETIRING THE SPACE SHUTTLE""; ""End Notes""; ""THE BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS OF NASA'SCURRENT PLANS FOR SPACE EXPLORATIONa???""; ""SUMMARY""; ""NASAa???s Current Plans""; ""EXPECTED COST GROWTH IN NASAa???S PROGRAMS ANDALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS""; ""Scenario 1: Keep Funding Fixed and Allow Schedules to Slip""; ""Scenario 2: Execute NASAa???s Current Plans and Extend Operation of theShuttle and Space Station"" 327 $a""Scenario 3: Achieve the Constellation Programa???s Schedule and Allow theScience Schedule to Slip""""Scenario 4: Absorb Cost Growth to Achieve Constellationa???s Schedule byReducing Funding for Science and Aeronautics""; ""Comparison of the Constellation and Apollo Programs""; ""APPENDIX: DETAILS OF NASAa???S PLANS, BY DIRECTORATE ANDFUNCTION""; ""Exploration Systems Mission Directorate""; ""Space Operations Mission Directorate""; ""Science Mission Directorate""; ""Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate""; ""Cross-Agency Support, Education, and Inspector General""; ""End Notes"" 327 $a""NASA:ASSESSMENTS OF SELECTED LARGE-SCALEPROJECTSa???""""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""A SOUND BUSINESS CASE UNDERPINS SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITIONOUTCOMES""; ""NASA HAS MADE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ITS ACQUISITIONS""; ""PROJECT ASSESSMENTS""; ""OUR OBSERVATIONS""; ""Technology Maturity""; ""Design Stability""; ""Complexity of Heritage Technology""; ""Contractor Performance""; ""Development Partner Performance""; ""ASSESSMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS""; ""AQUARIUS""; ""Project Status""; ""Detailed Project Discussion""; ""Project Office Comments"" 327 $a""ARES I CREW LAUNCH VEHICLE (CLV)""""Project Status""; ""Detailed Project Discussion""; ""Project Office Comments""; ""DAWN""; ""Project Status""; ""Detailed Project Discussion""; ""Project Office Comments""; ""GAMMA-RAY LARGE AREA SPACE TELESCOPE (GLAST)""; ""Project Status""; ""Detailed Project Discussion""; ""Project Office Comments""; ""GLORY""; ""Project Status""; ""Detailed Project Discussion""; ""Project Office Comments""; ""GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT (GPM) MISSION""; ""Project Status""; ""Detailed Project Discussion""; ""Project Office Comments""; ""HERSCHEL"" 327 $a""Project Status"" 410 0$aSpace science, exploration and policies series. 606 $aAstronautics and state$zUnited States 606 $aAstronautics$zUnited States$xCosts 607 $aOuter space$xExploration$zUnited States$xPlanning 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAstronautics and state 615 0$aAstronautics$xCosts. 676 $a354.79 701 $aMaguire$b Dillon S$0941532 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461518403321 996 $aExploring the final frontier$92124094 997 $aUNINA