Review Of Issues Associated With Safe Operation And Management Of The Space Shuttle Program

Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781722723699
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Review of Issues Associated with Safe Operation and Management of the Space Shuttle Program written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-13 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the request of the President of the United States through the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NASA Administrator tasked the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel with the responsibility to identify and review issues associated with the safe operation and management of the Space Shuttle program arising from ongoing efforts to improve and streamline operations. These efforts include the consolidation of operations under a single Space Flight Operations Contract (SFOC), downsizing the Space Shuttle workforce and reducing costs of operations and management. The Panel formed five teams to address the potentially significant safety impacts of the seven specific topic areas listed in the study Terms of Reference. These areas were (in the order in which they are presented in this report): Maintenance of independent safety oversight; implementation plan for the transition of Shuttle program management to the Lead Center; communications among NASA Centers and Headquarters; transition plan for downsizing to anticipated workforce levels; implementation of a phased transition to a prime contractor for operations; Shuttle flight rate for Space Station assembly; and planned safety and performance upgrades for Space Station assembly. The study teams collected information through briefings, interviews, telephone conversations and from reviewing applicable documentation. These inputs were distilled by each team into observations and recommendations which were then reviewed by the entire Panel. Johnstone, Paul M. and Blomberg, Richard D. and Gleghorn, George J. and Krone, Norris J. and Voltz, Richard A. and Dunn, Robert F. and Donlan, Charles J. and Kauderer, Bernard M. and Brill, Yvonne C. and Englar, Kenneth G. and Himmel, Seymour C. and Fitch, Dennis E. and Parmet, Norman R. and McDonald, John F.McDonald and Stewart, John G. Unspecified Center...