Preparing for the High Frontier: The Role and Training of NASA Astronauts in the Post-Space Shuttle Era

by National Research Council, Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Oper, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, et al.

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);...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309218691
• ISBN13: 9780309218696
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"