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Baseline programThis assumed program was developed from several sources of information and is extrapolated over future decades using a set of reasonable assumptions based on incremental growth. The assumptions for the NASA baseline program are as follows: balanced emphasis in four domains; a constant level of activity; low to moderate real budget growth; maximum use of commonality; and realistic and practical technology development. The first domain is low Earth Orbit (LEO). Activities there are concentrated on the space station but extend on one side to Earth-pointing sensors for unmanned platforms and on the other to the launch and staging of unmanned solar system exploration missions. The second domain is geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) and cislunar space. Activities here include all GEO missions and operations, both unmanned and manned, and all transport of materials and crews between LEO and the vicinity of the Moon. The third domain is the Moon itself. Lunar activities are to include both orbiting and landing missions; the landings may be either unmanned or manned. The last domain is Mars. Missions to Mars will initially be unmanned but they will eventually be manned. Program elements and descriptions are discussed as are critiques of the NASA baseline.
Document ID
19930007682
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Roberts, Barney B. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Vonputtkamer, Jesco (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Space Resources. Volume 1: Scenarios
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
93N16871
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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