Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1993
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Planetary Report (ISSN 0736-3680), vol. 13, no. 6, p. 8-15
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Extravehicular Activity, Space Shuttles, Space Station Freedom, Space Station Structures, Space Stations, Apollo Project, Cost Estimates, Research And Development, Salyut Space Station, Skylab 1, Solar Maximum Mission
Scientific paper
The history of interest in and development of the space station concept is given. It is pointed out that the decision to base manned lunar missions on the 'lunar orbit rendezvous method', as opposed to Earth orbit staging, slowed development of space station proposals in the 1960s. Planned use of Skylab as a space station with Space Shuttle resupply failed when skylab returned to Earth in 1979 before the first Space Shuttle could be launched. The reluctance of Johnson Space Center officials to involve astronauts in the kind of lengthy extra-vehicular activity (EVA) required for space station construction was, and continues to be, a major sticking point. After a symposium in 1983 aired the EVA isues extensively, a proposal was presented for a baseline configuration space station program, and it was accepted on December 1, 1983. A series of reconsiderations of the baseline configuration led to the space station Freedom concept, which would cost significatly more than original estimates. This led to deterioration in interest in the program, leading to near death of the program by 1992. A major reconsideration study mandated by the Clinton Administration has resulted in abandonment of the Freedom concept and a return to a reduced-scope version of the project. Congress approved the program by a narrow margin on June 21, 1993.
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