The Space Logistics Technical Committee (SLTC) has adopted the following definition of space logistics. Space logistics is the science of planning and carrying out the movement of humans and material to, from, and within space combined with the ability to maintain human and robotics operations within space. In its most comprehensive sense, space logistics addresses the aspects of space operations both on the Earth and in space that deal with: design, development, acquisition, storage, movement, distribution, maintenance etc. of space material, 2. movement, evacuation and hospitalization of people in space, 3. acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities on the Earth and in space, 4. acquisition or furnishing of services to support human and robotics space operations. The act of planning and building the initial logistics infrastructure necessarily creates the knowledge, experience, and industrial base necessary to establish economically useful, acceptably safe and affordable logistics capabilities. An opportunity for transforming space logistics will happen as the Space Shuttle ends its operational periods. From a planning perspective this provides target for assessing options for implementing improvements in space logistics capabilities. The goal for transforming space logistics is to establish within space a logistics support environment that enables human and robotics space operations to be undertaken with 'aircraft-like' safety, effectiveness and operability. To transform space logistics and achieve an initial mastery of space operations space access must first be transformed. First would be the development of fully-reusable, vertically-launched, rocket-powered two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) space transportation systems replacing the Space Shuttle and Expandable Launch Vehicle for transporting passengers and most medium-class payloads to LEO. The other near-term option is to augment the near-term reusable spacelift capability with an unmanned Super Heavy Spacelift capability, e.g. a Saturn V-class system.
Achieving mastery of space operations by transforming space logistics
Logistics Spectrum ; 39 , 1 ; 4-36
2005
10 Seiten, 6 Bilder
Article (Journal)
English
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