Military Man in Space: A History of Air Force Efforts to Find a Manned Space Mission

Abstract

This report Traces the Air Force's efforts to find a manned military space role. It begins with the development of Dyna Soar shortly after World War II. The author Traces Dyna Soar's evolution and political problems that caused its eventual cancellation and discusses the Manned Orbiting Laboratory from its beginnings in 1963 until its cancellation in 1969. He also gives the potential uses of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory and the reasons behind its cancellation. The beginnings of the Space Transportation System and the reasons behind the Air Force's decision to use STS as the sole means of entering space are traced. The study concludes with a short discussion on the future of Air Force manned space efforts including a follow-on to the Space Shuttle and the probability of a Space Station.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179873

Entities

People

  • Timothy D. Killebrew

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Craft
  • Aerospaceplanes
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Astronautics
  • Business Administration
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Earth Orbits
  • Manned Spacecraft
  • Research Aircraft
  • Space Objects
  • Space Systems
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Orbits

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space