Personnel Recovery in Space: A New Venture for Human Space Flight Support

Abstract

This paper will define Personnel Recovery (PR) and the construct in which the Department of Defense (DoD) currently operates and the proposed amendment to the manner in which Human Space Flight Support (HSFS) is conducted for all phases of space operations. There are requirements that currently exist in the construct for terrestrial PR operations and a HSFS program. The gap in coverage is when the space vehicle departs the Earth for operations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). There are challenges for conducting PR operations in space, but this proposed structure presents a new construct in which the commercial and DoD space activities can be supported.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1031382

Entities

People

  • Brian L. Desautels

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Coast Guard
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Governments
  • Space Flight
  • Space Force
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites