Candidate missions for the space station were subjected to an evaluation/filtering process which included the application of budgetary constraints and performance of benefits analysis. Results show that the initial space station should be manned, placed in a 28.5 deg orbit, and provide capabilities which include a space test facility, satellite service, a transport harbor, and an observatory. A space industrial park may be added once further development effort validates the cost and expanding commercial market for space-processed material. Using the space station as a national space test facility can enhance national security, as well as commercial and scientific interests alike. The potential accrued gross mission model benefit derived from these capabilities is $5.9B without the industrial park, and $9.3B with it. Other benefits include the lowering of acquisition costs for NASA and DoD space assets and a basis for broadening international participation.
Space Station Needs, Attributes and Architectural Options. Part 1: Summary
1983
150 pages
Report
No indication
English
Manned Spacecraft , Astronautics , Mission planning , Payload delivery (Sts) , Requirements , Space stations , Spacecraft configurations , Systems analysis , Cost effectiveness , Orbit transfer vehicles , Satellite observation , Space commercialization , Space processing , Spaceborne experiments , Telecommunication