2005 MAPLD International Conference
Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center
Washington, D.C.
September 7-9, 2005
Panel Session
Thursday Evening, September 8, 2005
We have discussed and tackled the following issues at MAPLD:
"Why is Mars So Hard"
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"Why Is Software So Hard?"
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"Why Is Space Exploration So Hard? The
Roles of Man and Machine"
which naturally leads into ...
"Why Are Space Stations So Hard?
A Discussion of the Technical, Programmatic, and Political
Factors
That Have Lead To Successes and Failures Over the Last Three Decades
and Implications for Future Private Sector and Government Facilities
Historical Perspective and Panel Moderator: Roger Launius
Chair, Division of Space History
National Air and Space Museum
(presentation)
Keith Cowing Editor, NASA Watch (presentation) Alphonso Diaz "Member of the NASA Senior Staff; formerly the Associate Administrator," NASA Headquarters William Dwyer Engineer, Freedom and ISS
NASA Johnson Space Center (presentation)Chris Faranetta Vice President, Orbital Space Flight Program
Space Adventures, Ltd.Rick Tumlinson Founder, Space Frontier Foundation Pictures from the Panel Session
Some related reading:
Space Stations: Base Camps to the Stars by Roger D. Launius
Spaceflight :The International Space Station and Its Predecessors
The Unsung Astronaut: Robert Lawrence's sacrifice, and why it took so long to be honored
MSFC Skylab Lessons Learned, NASA TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM TM X-64860, July 1974
Lessons learned on the Skylab program (JSC) - 1974, NASA-TM-X-72920
Skylab Lessons Learned as Applicable to a Large Space Station - dissertation submitted to the faculty of The School of Engineering and Architecture of the Catholic University of America for the Degree Doctor of Engineering by William C. Schneider, Washington, D.C., 1976.
More coming soon ...
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We invite your participation in our Panel Session.
Thanks,
Richard B. Katz
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
mapld2005@klabs.org
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