Institutional Arrangements for Space Station Research (1999) / Chapter Skim
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3 Alternative Models
3 Alternative Models
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The principal features of the two extreme cases are outlined below. MINIMAL CHANGE MODEL Under this approach, the NASA organization already in place for planning ISS utilization and implementing a research program during ISS assembly would be largely unchanged, and each element of the organization would continue to pursue responsibilities more or less as they are now assigned.
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Examples include the transitioning to NOAA of weather satellites, to COMSAT of communications satellites, and more recently to the United Space Alliance for space shuttle launch processing. The assignment of scientific operation of some long-term research facilities high-altitude balloons; the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Stratospheric Observatory for infrared Astronomy aircraft is another example of the hand-off to outside operators.
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After having considered all three arguments- namely, the conflict between responsibility for advanced R&D and responsibility for Tong-term operations; the need for an organization run by and for researchers; and the need to integrate the diverse set of research communities and requirements in a single organization the task group concluded that the minimal change approach is not a suitable option. INDEPENDENTLY CHARTERED AGENCY OR CORPORATION At the other extreme of the range of potential organizational approaches is a mode]
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Examples include compliance with safety procedures and safeguards, launch services, ISS operations, systems engineering and maintenance, some supporting ground-based research and validation, and some research hardware design, development, and validation. Finally, some aspects of the overall process are being handled well now and can be left in NASA, at least for the short term, including NASA headquarters' solicitation, peer review, and selection of proposals for investigation.
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Other elements would include a range of complementary ground-based and suborbital research activities, theoretical and modeling studies, and research using robotic satellites or space probes, especially in the Earth and space sciences. The task group felt that such a broad range of activities should not be conducted under the auspices of an organization charged to facilitate research use of the ISS.
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