Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee. Seeking a Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of a Great Nation

Комиссия Огустина (Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee). – Washington DC: октябрь 2009. – 157 страниц.«We choose to do [these] things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard», – Джон Ф. Кеннеди, 12 сентября 1962 года.Содержание:Executive SummaryU.S. Human Spaceflight: Historical ReviewGoals and Future Destinations for Exploration
Goals for Exploration
Overview of Destinations and Approach
Mars First
Moon First
The Flexible Path to Mars
Summary of Strategies for Exploration Beyond Low-Earth OrbitCurrent Human Spaceflight Programs
The Space Shuttle
The International Space Station
The Constellation ProgramLaunch to Low-Earth Orbit and Beyond
Evaluation Methodology for Launch Vehicles
Heavy Lift to Low-Earth Orbit and Beyond
Crew Launch to Low-Earth Orbit
Additional Issues in Launcher SelectionProgram Options and Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria
Key Decisions and Integrated Options
Integrated Options Constrained to the FY 2010 Budget
Moon First Integrated Options Fit to the Less-Constrained Budget
Flexible Path Integrated Options Fit to the Less-Constrained Budget
Comparisons Across Integrated OptionsCritical Technologies for Sustainable Exploration
Fundamental Unknowns
Propellant Storage and Transfer in Space
In Situ Propellant Production and Transport
Mars Orbit to Surface Transportation
Advanced Space Propulsion
Technology SummaryPartnerships
International Partnerships
U.S. Intra-Government PartnershipsConcluding Observations
Establishing Goals
Matching Resources and Goals
NASA Management Challenges
Systems Engineering
Procuring Systems
Managing the Balance of Human and Robotic Spaceflight
Concluding SummaryAppendices
Committee Member Biographies
Committee Staff
Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Statement of Task
Charter of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee
List of Full Committee Meetings and Locations
Briefers and Committee Contacts
Communications and Public EngagementAcronyms and Abbreviations