SPACE
RESOURCES
Social Concerns

I. SYNTHESIS OF SPACE ACTIVITIES

II. NEW SPACE MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE

• The Kennedy Vision: Establish U.S.technological supremacy in the world
• The Nixon Vision: Provide economical access to space for military and commercial purposes.
• The Reagan Vision: Foster a private-sector space industry
• The Bush Vision: Establish the United States as the preeminent spacefaring nation
  Alternate: The Havel Vision
• Uncover the secrets of the universe

• Develop products and services with clear economic advantages
• Uncover facts through the scientific method
• Uplift mankind
• Establish and sustain U.S. technological leadership
• Provide a religious or peak experience

• The Skilled Professional
• The Pivotal Job
• The Focused Team
• The Coordination of Complexity
• The Brilliant Achievement

• Market Research: Point the way to save the planet
• Technical Design: Define environmentally safe products and processes
• Sourcing/Manufacturing/Distribution:Spearhead global industrial restructuring

• Getting Into Space: Propulsion
• Living Healthy in Space: Full functioning
• Producing in Space: Commercialization

• Exploring Uncharted Courses
• Developing the Project Concept
• Negotiating Risk Allocation
• Managing Project Construction and Startup

• The National Space Agencies
• Major Corporations and Minor Entrepreneurial Companies
• Private Investors
• The Users of Catastrophic Pollution-Causing Products or processes
• National/State/City Infrastructure Agencies and International Development Agencies

• Planet Earth Protection Consortium
• Technology Development Consortium
• Space Exploration Consortium
• Infrastructure Development Consortium
• Resource Development Consortium

• Phase I (1990-2000): Seed multi-pronged mission initiatives
• Phase II (2000-2010): Develop an infrastructure support system and do intensive planning
• Phase III (2010-2020): Establish colonies on other planets

The Future of Management:
The NASA Paradigm by Philip R. Harris

• Management ChallengesFrom a New Space Era
• The Apollo Heritage in Innovative Management
• The Impact of Organizational Culture
• New Roles for Earth- and Space-Based Managers
• Macromanagement in Space
• Conclusions
• References

III. LEGAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES

• International Cooperation
• Mining
• Liability and Responsibility
• Environmental Impact

Strategies for Broadening Public Involvement in Space Developments by Philip R. Harris et al.

• Rationale
• Economic
• Political
• Institutional
• International
• Managerial

IV. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES

• An Anthropological Vision
• Cultural Analysis
  • Cross-Cultural Relations
  • Cultural Resources
• New Cultures, New Societies
• Role of Anthropology
• If We Are Not Alone
• References

• Culture - A Coping Strategy
• Organizational Culture in NASA and the Aerospace Industry
• Emergence of a New Space Culture
• Space Personnel Deployment System
  • Assessment
  • Orientation
  • Onsite Support and Monitoring
  • Reintegration
• Conclusion
• References

V. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

• Introduction
• Potential Research
• An Illustration of the Problem
• Conclusion
• References

VI. INCREASING SUCCESS PROBABILITIES: ISSUES OF SPACE COMMUNITIES AND HABITATS

• Introduction
• Synopsis of Living Systems Theory
  • Compartmentalization of Science
  • Inductive General Theory
  • Common Dimensions
  • Coexistence of Structure and Process
  • Biosocial Evolution
  • Emergents
  • The Subsystems of Living systems
  • Adjustment Process
  • Cross-Level Research
    • LST Research Strategy
    • Validation of LST
  Applications of Living Systems Theory
  
  • A Proposed LST Space Research Project
  • Data Collection
  Conclusion
  References

  Life Support and Self-Sufficiency in Space Communities by Karl R. Johansson

  • Lunar Characteristics
  • Chemistry and Nutrition
  • Radiation
  • Temperature
  • Energy for Life
  • Gravity
• Selection of Species for an Ecosystem
• Some Special Aspects of Life in the CELSS
• Bibliography

• The Lunar Environment
• The Human Factor
• Strategies for Surface Operations
• References

VII. SUMMER STUDY POSTSCRIPT: A 1986 PERSPECTIVE

• A National Lottery for Space Enterprises
• A White House Conference on Space Enterprise
• Reorganization of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Cover Art
Liftoff from an Advanced Lunar Base by Dennis Davidson
An Advanced Lunar Base Rover by Dennis Davidson

Editors
Mary Fae McKay, David S. McKay, and Michael B. Duke
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas
1992

Scientific and Technical
Information Program

Washington, D.C.
1992