GOAL STATEMENT
The Human Space Flight program is integral to the NASA enterprise
for the Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS), which
has as its ultimate mission to open the space frontier by exploring,
using and enabling the development of space. Our current programs
provide safe, assured transportation to and from space for people
and payloads, and to develop and operate habitable space facilities,
in order to enhance scientific knowledge, support technology development,
and enable commercial activity. The four major goals of the Human
Space Flight program are the following:
- Increase human knowledge of nature's processes using the space environment
- Explore and settle the solar system
- Achieve routine space travel
- Enrich life on Earth through people living and working
in space
STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING GOALS
In Human Space Flight, we are committed to ensuring effective,
efficient and safe transportation to and from space, while continually
seeking to improve the safety margin of the Space Shuttle. We
are actively probing our process in order to reduce operational
costs, improve performance on development projects and to selectively
enhance capabilities to meet customer needs.
As we expand our capabilities for allowing humans to live and
work continuously in space, we will transition from Spacelab to
the conduct of joint space activities with Russia at Mir, assemble
International Space Station, and then accomplish the development,
operation, and utilization of the International Space Station.
Human Space Flight, through the utilization of Space Shuttle,
Spacelab and Space Station, provides the capabilities to enable
the development of advanced space systems, technologies, and materials.
In meeting these capabilities, we will ensure that our workforce,
our most important resource, will have management support to meet
operational and future program requirements through career development
training and employee recognition programs.
Recognizing the national benefits derived from past space activities,
we will continue to emphasize Human Space Flight's contribution
to the national community. These contributions will be implemented
by contributing to science and engineering educational opportunities
for our youth, by enhancing U.S. competitiveness in the world
and in space though support of collaborative relationships with
industry and by improving the nation's quality of life by making
advanced technology, directly and through "spinoffs",
available to the private sector.
Human space flight achievements in exploration and development
of space have paved the way for enhancing our nation's leadership
in expanding the human presence in space. The necessity to fly
safely and the requirement to satisfy customer needs along with
pressure to reduce operations costs will be the dominant programmatic
thrusts throughout the next decade. Our success in achieving Human
Space Flight goals and objectives will play a central role in
leading our Nation to future technological advances for humans
as they further expand their presence in space.
| BUDGET PLAN | FY 1996 | FY 1997 | FY 1998 |
| HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT | 5,710.4 | 5,674.8 | 5,326.5 |
| Space Station | 2,143.6 | 2,148.6 | 2,121.3 |
| US/Russian Cooperation | 100.0 | 100.0 | -- |
| Space Shuttle | 3,143.8 | 3,150.9 | 2,977.8 |
| Payloads and Utilization Operations | 323.0 | 275.3 | 227.4 |
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of human space flight research and development activities, including research, development, operations, and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal property, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities including operations, production, and services; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, [$5,362,900,000] $5,326,500,000, to remain available until September 30, [1998] 1999.
For necessary expenses of the International Space Station,
to become available on October 1 of the fiscal year specified
and remain available for that and the following fiscal year, as
follows; for fiscal year 1998, $2,121,300,000; for fiscal year
1999, $2,109,200,000; for fiscal year 2000, $1,914,600,000; for
fiscal year 2001, $1,596,800,000; and for fiscal year 2002, $1,147,000,000.
(Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development,
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
| BUDGET PLAN | FY 1996 | FY 1997 | FY 1998 |
| HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT | 69.6 | 82.0 | 70.6 |
| SPACE STATION | 0.1 | -- | -- |
| US/RUSSIAN COOPERATION | -- | -- | -- |
| SPACE SHUTTLE | 35.1 | 36.3 | 25.6 |
| PAYLOAD AND UTILIZATION OPERATIONS | 34.4 | 45.7 | 45.0 |
| 1996 1997 1998 | 2,143,600 2,148,600 2,121,300 | 1,871,429 1,927,300 1,806,200 | 50,049
71,000 91,600 | 118,484 92,800 151,200 | 0 0 0 | 26,296 19,900 27,300 | 0 0 0 | 4,867 9,000 4,400 | 44,136 18,100 26,600 | 765 100 0 | 2,400 2200 2,800 | 25, 174 10,200 11,200 | |
| U.S.-Russian Cooperative Program | 1996 1997 1998 | 100,000 100,000 0 | 99,200 100,000 0 | 800 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| Space Shuttle | 1996 1997 1998 | 3,143,800 3,150,900 2,977,800 | 1,006,300 976,300 1,061,100 | 795,800 777,600 753,800 | 1,265,900 1,330,100 1,101,900 | 51,700 40,500 33,900 | 0 0 0 | 5,600 5,400 5,900 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 100 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 18,200 21,000 21,200 |
| Payload and Utilization Operations | 1996 1997 1998 | 323,00 275,300 227,400 | 96,400 90,700 98,700 | 88,600 72,500 58,900 | 118,300 96,300 53,800 | 1,600 1,700 1,400 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 300 300 500 | 0 0 0 | 9,500 7,300 7,600 | 0 0 0 | 8,300 6,500 6,500 |
| TOTAL HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT | 1996 1997 1998 | 5,710,400 5,674,800 5,326,500 | 3,073,329 3,094,300 2,966,000 | 935,249 921,100 904,300 | 1,502,684 1,519,200 1,306,900 | 53,300 42,200 35,300 | 26,296 19,900 27,300 | 5,600 5,400 5,900 | 5,167 9,300 4,900 | 44,136 18,100 26,600 | 10,365 7,400 7,600 | 2,600 200 2,800 | 51,674 37,700 38,900 |