A twenty-first century perspective
Abstract
The status of the NASA assets which are operated by the Office of Space Operations is briefly reviewed. These assets include the ground network, the space network, and communications and data handling facilities. The current plans for each element are examined, and a projection of each is made to meet the user needs in the 21st century. The following factors are noted: increasingly responsive support will be required by the users; operational support concepts must be cost-effective to serve future missions; and a high degree of system reliability and availability will be required to support manned exploration and increasingly complex missions.
- Publication:
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The 21st century in space
- Pub Date:
- 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990cesp.conf..237A
- Keywords:
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- Communication Networks;
- Nasa Space Programs;
- Research And Development;
- Space Communication;
- Data Acquisition;
- Data Processing;
- Satellite Networks;
- Satellite Tracking;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking