NASA plans

Review of NASA Plans for the International Space Station
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In January 2004, President Bush announced a new space policy directed at human and robotic exploration of space. In June 2004, the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy issued a report recommending among other things that NASA ask the National Research Council (NRC) to re-evaluate space science priorities to take advantage of the exploration vision. Congress also directed the NRC to conduct a thorough review of the science NASA is proposing to undertake within the initiative. In February 2005, the NRC released "Science in NASA's Vision for Space Exploration", the first report of the two studies undertaken to carry out these requests. The second report focuses on NASA's plan for the ISS. This report provides broad advice on programmatic issues that NASA is likely to face as it attempts to develop an updated ISS utilization plan. It also presents an assessment of potentially important research and testbed activities that may have to be performed on the ISS to help ensure success of some exploration objectives.

2003 Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy: NASA Plan for Space Shuttle Return to Flight, Response to the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Report by the Gehman Board, September 2003
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This is the official NASA response to the report by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) on the last flight of space shuttle Columbia, which ended in the horrible, sudden loss of the vehicle and crew during entry on February 1, 2003. This document - dated September 8, 2003 - NASA's Implementation Plan for Return to Flight and Beyond, begins with a message from NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe: "In this, our Return to Flight Implementation Plan, we embrace the CAIB report and its recommendations as our roadmap to do so. But we will not stop there. We have also undertaken to raise the bar above the CAIB recommendations. In this plan, we have included critical actions to respond to our own internal review as well as observations from external sources that will make flying the Space Shuttle safer... When the fixes are completed and the Space Shuttle is fit to fly safely, then, and only then, will we be able to meet our third objective-return to flight." This is a color and black and white reproduction of the complete text of the highly detailed and well-illustrated report, including many tables and illustrations, figures, color photos, and line drawings. It covers every technical aspect of the challenging tasks ahead: External Tank Thermal Protection System Modifications * Orbiter Hardening * Reinforced Carbon-Carbon Nondestructive Inspection * Thermal Protection System On-Orbit Inspect and Repair * Entry with Minor Damage * Reinforced Carbon-Carbon Database * Minimizing Zinc Primer Leaching * Reinforced Carbon-Carbon Spares * Modeling Reviews * Ground-Based Imagery * Downlink Post-Separation * On-Vehicle Ascent Imagery * National Imagery and Mapping Agency Memorandum of Agreement * Update Modular Auxiliary Data System * Modular Auxiliary Data System Redesign * Enhance Wiring Inspection Capability * Solid Rocket Booster Bolt Catcher * Closeout Inspection * Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Risk * Foreign Object Debris Processes * Scheduling * Mission Management Team Improvements * Independent Technical Engineering Authority * Safety and Mission Assurance Organization * Reorganize Space Shuttle Integration Office * Detailed Plan for Organizational Changes * Mid-Life Recertification * Digitize Closeout Photographs * Engineering Drawing Update * Raising the Bar - Other Corrective Actions * Quality Planning and Requirements * Document/Government Mandated Inspection Point * Public Risk of Overflight * Contingency Shuttle Crew Support * Acceptable Risks * Critical Debris Sources * Waivers, Deviations, and Exceptions World Spaceflight News has covered the Space Shuttle program since its inception, and we had the unfortunate duty of reporting on the Challenger tragedy in 1986. We had hoped that such a profound disaster would never occur again. America will always remember the courageous efforts of the brave crew of Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon.

NASA Ames Development Plan DRAFT (November 2001)
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Well illustrated. Topics include concept, land use plan, transportation, implementation strategy, partnership agreements, etc. 93pp.

Review of Goals and Plans for NASA's Space and Earth Sciences
$21.00
Both the President's commission on how to implement the President's space exploration initiative and Congress asked the NRC undertake an assessment and review of the science proposed to be carried out under the initiative. An initial response to that request was the NRC February 2005 report, "Science in NASA's Vision for Space Exploration". While that report's preparation, NASA created capabilities and strategy roadmapping efforts which became the object of the next phase of the NRC review. The new NASA administrator modified that NASA activity resulting in changes in the NRC review effort. This report provides a review of six science strategy roadmaps: robotic and human exploration of Mars; solar system exploration; universe exploration; search for earth-like planets; earth science and applications from space; and sun-earth system connection. In addition, an assessment of cross-cutting and integration issues is presented.