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| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Cyr, Kelley J. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | A forecast of the total NASA budget required to achieve a manned mission to Mars at around the end of this century is described. A methodology is presented for projecting the major components of the NASA budget, including the NASA base, space flight, space station, Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicle, and the Manned Mars Mission. The NASA base, including administrative expenses, construction of facilities and research and development other than manned flight, is assumed to level off at the present (1985) level and remain constant at approximately $3.5 billion (constant fiscal year 1985 dollars). The budget for space flight, which consists of Shuttle research and development, operations, and tracking and data acquisition costs, is projected to decrease from approximately $4 billion in 1985 to just under $2.5 billion by 1989 and then level off. Planning profiles for three major programs are constructed: a permanently manned space station; a Shuttle Derived Vehicle; and a Manned Mars Mission. It is concluded that all of the programs can be conducted by the year 2002 with a 3 percent real growth rate in the NASA budget. |
| File Size | 315111 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870008366 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0102262b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nasa Programs Federal Budgets Manned Mars Missions Mars Planet Mission Planning Shuttle Derived Vehicles Manned Space Flight Forecasting Space Stations Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
