Research and Development, Technology Requirements, and Use of Existing Space Assets

Technology requirements are addressed in three categories: (1) Passenger-carrying STS(s); (2) orbital facilities (including on-orbit operations such as servicing) and human factors (crew and passenger training and recreation, on-orbit environmental control, etc.); and (3) ground infrastructure. An example tourism trip scenario is used in discussing possible targets for technology development activities. Some general comments are made as are considerations for other working groups.