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Space Shuttle Strategic Planning StatusThe Space Shuttle Program is aggressively flying the Space Shuttle manifest for assembling the International Space Station and servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. Completing this flight manifest while concurrently transitioning to the Exploration architecture creates formidable challenges; the most notable of which is retaining critical skills within the Shuttle Program workforce. The Program must define a strategy that will allow safe and efficient fly-out of the Shuttle, while smoothly transitioning Shuttle assets (both human and facility) to support early flight demonstrations required in the development of NASA's Crew Exploration Vehicle (Orion) and Crew and Cargo Launch Vehicles (Ares I). The Program must accomplish all of this while maintaining the current level of resources. Therefore, it will be necessary to initiate major changes in operations and contracting. Overcoming these challenges will be essential for NASA to fly the Shuttle safely, accomplish the Vision for Space Exploration, and ultimately meet the national goal of maintaining a robust space program. This paper will address the Space Shuttle Program s strategy and its current status in meeting these challenges.
Document ID
20070021775
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Norbraten, Gordon L. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Henderson, Edward M. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2007
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference
Location: Cincinati, OH
Country: United States
Start Date: July 8, 2007
End Date: July 12, 2007
Sponsors: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society for Electrical Engineers
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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