On the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, President Bush set forth ambitious goals for expanding human presence in the solar system. The Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) addresses these goals beginning with Space Station Freedom, followed by a permanent return to the Moon, and a manned mission to Mars. A well designed, adaptive Telecommunications, Navigation, and Information Management (TNIM) infrastructure is vital to the success of these missions. Utilizing initial projections of user requirements, a team under the direction of NASA's Office of Space Operations developed overall architectures and point designs to implement the TNIM functions for the Lunar and Mars mission scenarios. Based on these designs, an assessment of technology alternatives for the telecommunications and information management functions was performed. This technology assessment identifies technology developments necessary to meet the telecommunications and information management system requirements for SEI. Technology requirements, technology needs and alternatives, the present level of technology readiness in each area, and a schedule for development are presented.
Assessment of Technology Alternatives for Telecommunications and Information Management for the Space Exploration Initiative
1991
25 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Management Information Systems , Extraterrestrial Exploration , Manned Spacecraft , Communication , Navigation, Guidance, & Control , Information management , Management systems , Manned mars missions , Space exploration , Technology assessment , Lunar landing , Navigation , Solar system , Space stations , Telecommunication , User requirements
NTRS | 1990
NTIS | 1991
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