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Examines the current status and future prospects of the critical, but often ignored lower-tier supplier firms -- those below the level of prime contractors -- of the U.S. space transportation industries . Topics of the report include the significance and nature of the lower industrial tiers; implications and impact of future vehicle choices; the current status and critical sectors; relations with the government, primes, and major subcontractors; R global competition and cooperation; and much more. Charts and tables.
Examines the current status and future prospects of the critical, but often ignored lower-tier supplier firms -- those below the level of prime contractors -- of the U.S. space transportation industries . Topics of the report include the significance and nature of the lower industrial tiers; implications and impact of future vehicle choices; the current status and critical sectors; relations with the government, primes, and major subcontractors; R&D; global competition and cooperation; and much more. Charts and tables.
In responding to the political and military challenges of the Cold War, and the urge to explore and exploit outer space, the United States developed a capable fleet of space transportation systems for carrying cargo and people into space, and for ensuring a credible strategic nuclear deterrent. These systems are owned and managed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Defense, and private industry. In recent years, increasing federal budget constraints, commercial competition from foreign launch firms, and a desire to continue an ambitious space program have created pressures within the United States to reduce the costs of access to space. Significantly lower space transportation costs would make the U.S. space industry more commercially competitive, foster the expansion and creation of new space markets, and ensure access to space for government payloads and manned missions. This report, prepared for the House Committee on Science, is the first in a broad assessment of the health and future prospects of the U.S. space transportation technology and industrial base. The report focuses on the Clinton Administration's National Space Transportation Policy, which was released last fall. It examines administration policy in light of the implementation plans prepared by NASA, DOD, and the Transportation and Commerce Departments. As the report notes, the new policy brings a welcome measure of order to the sometimes chaotic structure of U.S. space transportation activities. The policy also emphasizes the important contribution private industry can make to the direction and development of U.S. space transportation capabilities. However, an analysis of the policy and implementation plans also raises some issues that might be of interest to Congress as it debates space transportation legislation, oversight, and funding.
A broad assessment of the health and future prospects of the U.S. space transportation technology and industrial base. Examines the Clinton administration policy in light of the implementation plans prepared by NASA, DOD, and the Transportation and Commerce Dept's. Extensive discussion of foreign launch systems and components. Identifies 2 additional issues: the preservation of long-range ballistic missile capabilities after final production in 2005, and the perspective of lower industrial tier firms toward national space transportation policy. Charts and tables.
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