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1 Introduction
Pages 9-14

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... leadership in civil space activities and as an opportunity for increased international cooperation. Table 1 lists the major intended attributes of the Space Station Freedom manned base (the program also includes polar orbiting platforms and a co-orbiting man-tended free-flyer)
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From page 10...
... Accommodations for Suace Station Evolution The spacecraft would have 8 crew of eight and a facility lifetime of 30 years; it is designed to conduct the operational and medical research required to support long-term manned space exploration objectives. More than 120 standard equipment racks would be available to hold scientific research equipment.
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... APPROACH Following formal acceptance of NASA's request by the NRC's Governing Board, an ad hoc committee was formed by the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board to conduct the workshop. The members of the committee were chosen for their expertise in the areas of space systems, space structures, guidance and control, operations and management, space transportation, power, communications, space medicine and life sciences, robotics, software development and management, utilization, and space applications.
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From page 12...
... early recognition and correction of potential problems is the most efficient and least costly approach, and (2) flexibility in design and Insurance provided by alternative approaches can yield major downstream dividends, especially when coping with unexpected or unanticipated events.
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... 13 number of management issues that the committee believes could have an important impact on Space Station design and operation are discussed.
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