Preparing for the high frontier : the role and training of NASA astronauts in the post- space shuttle era /

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Corporate author / creator:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 101 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Space flight training -- United States. Space flight training facilities -- United States. Space flight training. Space flight training facilities. United States. Electronic books. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11120992

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Other authors / contributors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board.
ISBN:	9780309224437 0309224438 1283376474 9781283376471 0309218691 9780309218696
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) retires the Space Shuttle and shifts involvement in International Space Station (ISS) operations, changes in the role and requirements of NASA's Astronaut Corps will take place. At the request of NASA, the National Research Council (NRC) addressed three main questions about these changes: what should be the role and size of Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD); what will be the requirements of astronaut training facilities; and is the Astronaut Corps' fleet of training aircraft a cost-effective means of preparing astronauts for NASA's spaceflight program? This report presents an assessment of several issues driven by these questions. This report does not address explicitly the future of human spaceflight.
Other form:	Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations. Preparing for the high frontier. Washington, D.C. National Academies Press 2011 9780309218696

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