A twenty-first century perspectiveThe 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.
Document ID
19900056418
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Aller, Robert O. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Miller, Albert (NASA Office of Space Operations Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking