A Second Launch Site For The Shuttle An Analysis of Needs for the Nation's Space Program

Abstract

This report examines the need for two space shuttle launch sites and the number of shuttle orbiters needed to support the Nation's space program during the next decade. Billions of dollars could be saved if planned operations at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California were transferred to Kennedy Space Center in Florida and if fiscal year 1979 funds to start construction of another orbiter' were eliminated. The Congress should not fund the Vandenberg site unless there are compelling national security reasons, nor should it fund more than the four shuttle vehicles presently under development and production.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 04, 1978
Accession Number
AD1102976

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of State
  • Earth Orbits
  • Government Procurement
  • Materials Processing
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Space Stations
  • Space Systems
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • Space