Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Reusable
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Author: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC MISSION ANALYSIS AND ACQUISITION DIV.
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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The Space Transportation System has been delayed 3-1/2 years and the cost of Defense participation in the program has increased $1.6 billion--from about $1.2 billion in fiscal year 1978 to about $2.8 billion in fiscal year 1982. To date, the delays have not resulted in any known operational degradation in Defense space capabilities . Continuing uncertainties, however, may further delay Defense's use of the full capabilities offered by the System, increase costs, or degrade future defense operational capabilities in space. The Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should inform the Congress of the options being considered for maintaining an assured launch capability for defense and civil missions and the key assumptions, costs, and risks associated with each option. The Secretary of Defense should also provide the Congress information on the total cost of Defense participation in the Space Transportation System program.

Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Reusable space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 5

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Author: James P. Baker
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Languages : en
Pages : 55

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This study assesses the potential impact of DOD participation in the Space Shuttle Program upon future military space operations. Five key issues affecting DOD future Shuttle operations are: (1) Inadequate management interface between DOD/NASA; (2) DOD/USAF political considerations in the Shuttle support; (3) Inadequate USAF funding during early states of the program; (4) Inadequate integrated logistics support; and (5) Mission applications and payload integration problems. Each of these areas is discussed in detail in the report. The author concludes that lack of DOD commitment to the Shuttle Program, in which DOD is a major user, may cause DOD to be severely limited in its potential application of the system in the next decade.

Author: United States Accounting Office (GAO)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781719329446
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Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Implications of Joint NASA/DOD Participation in Space Shuttle Operations

Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Reusable space vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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Author: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV.
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 55

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The Space shuttle's emergence as the single launch system for all U.S. Spacecraft, civilian and military, has required increased NASA participation in military space operations. Separate civilian and military space programs have been the topic of substantial debate within NASA, DOD, and the Congress in recent years. The debate has focused on the economies of a joint NASA/DOD space program and the effect that joining the civilian and military space programs will have on the missions of each agency. Advocates of increased cooperation between NASA and DOD argue that this arrangement is economical and efficient. Opponents object to mixing different agency missions and objectives. This report discusses issues related to joint NASA/DOD space activities and makes recommendations to address these issues. (Author).

Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289100414
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.

Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 43

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Author: United States. Space Task Group
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Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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