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Titolo: | Exploring the final frontier [[electronic resource] ] : issues, plans and funding for NASA / / Dillon S. Maguire, editor |
Pubblicazione: | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (170 p.) |
Disciplina: | 354.79 |
Soggetto topico: | Astronautics and state - United States |
Astronautics - United States - Costs | |
Soggetto geografico: | Outer space Exploration United States Planning |
Altri autori: | MaguireDillon S |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | ""EXPLORING THE FINAL FRONTIER""; ""ISSUES, PLANS AND FUNDING FOR NASA""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""AN ANALYSIS OF NASAâ€?S PLANS FOR CONTINUINGHUMAN SPACEFLIGHT AFTER RETIRING THE SPACESHUTTLEâ??""; ""SUMMARY""; ""The Constellation Program and NASAâ€?s Budget""; ""The Gap in U.S. Human Spaceflight""; ""The Constellation Program Within NASAâ€?s Budget""; ""RISKS TO THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF ARES 1 AND ORION""; ""The Margin for Increases in Orionâ€?s Mass""; ""Development Risks for the Ares 1""; ""Thrust Oscillations""; ""Performance Shortfall"" |
""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 EXPLORATIONâ??""; ""SUMMARY""; ""NASAâ€?s Current Plans""; ""EXPECTED COST GROWTH IN NASAâ€?S PROGRAMS ANDALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS""; ""Scenario 1: Keep Funding Fixed and Allow Schedules to Slip""; ""Scenario 2: Execute NASAâ€?s Current Plans and Extend Operation of theShuttle and Space Station"" | |
""Scenario 3: Achieve the Constellation Program�s Schedule and Allow theScience Schedule to Slip""""Scenario 4: Absorb Cost Growth to Achieve Constellation�s Schedule byReducing Funding for Science and Aeronautics""; ""Comparison of the Constellation and Apollo Programs""; ""APPENDIX: DETAILS OF NASA�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"" | |
""NASA:ASSESSMENTS OF SELECTED LARGE-SCALEPROJECTSâ??""""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"" | |
""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"" | |
""Project Status"" | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Exploring the final frontier |
ISBN: | 1-61324-565-3 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910789693203321 |
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