[PDF] Operational Assessment Of Space Toward Efficiency And Effectiveness eBook

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Page : 92 pages
File Size : 14,32 MB
Release : 2005
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Assessing effects is one of the biggest challenges the Air Force faces today. The Air Force has struggled with assessing air operations since they began dropping bombs, and the problem persists today. As problematic as the assessment of combat effects might be for air operations, the assessment of effects from space operations is even more difficult. This thesis uses a theoretical framework to better understand the problem and provide a framework for how the Air Force should address the issue of assessing space operations. By examining experiences from the use of airpower, specifically strategic bombing and close air support (CAS), the thesis will evaluate those lessons in terms fundamental to the issues of assessment. The answers gleaned from this analysis will help inform the Air Force on better methods for assessing space operations in the future. Operational assessment is the process of relating tactical tasks to operational effects. In the military, tactical tasks are developed with the "theory" that they will enable victory on the battlefield. The scientific method used in this thesis can serve the assessment community well by strengthening theories relating cause and effect and aid in the commander's judgment. This is the very purpose of operational assessment. The Air Force has historically focused on tactical assessments because it is inherently difficult to assess at the operational level. Operational level space effects are indirect, non-kinetic, indistinguishable from other effects, and often take time to recognize. The theater commander needs both tactical assessments to know that he is doing things right, and operational assessments to know if he is doing the right things. He will probably know if he is not succeeding and want to know why. But what if he is succeeding?

Author : Lauren Blackwell Landon
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 2020-10-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 042980427X

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In Psychology and Human Performance in Space Programs: Extreme Application, operations experts from multiple space agencies, with support from spaceflight researchers, outline existing and proposed operations for selecting, training, and supporting space crews who currently live and work on the International Space Station, and who are preparing for future missions to the moon and Mars. Highlighting applied psychology in spaceflight whilst acknowledging real-world complexities that occur when integrating across an international, multi-agency collective, this volume provides both historical and current perspectives toward spaceflight operations, with expert contributions from NASA and international partners such as the Japanese Space Agency, Russian space researchers, and the Canadian Space Agency. Helpfully outlining the progress that has been made so far, this book includes topics such as the selection and hiring of astronauts, the process of training a crew for a mission to Mars, and workload and mission planning. Discussing operational psychology in space and on the ground, this book looks to the future of research and operational needs for future missions to Mars, with an essay from astronaut Dr. Don Pettit on his experiences in space and how the Mars mission will challenge us in new ways. This second of two volumes will be of interest to professionals in the field of human factors and psychology in extreme environments.

Author : Suzanne T. Bell
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Page : 69 pages
File Size : 20,81 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Space flight
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Given the unique context within which long-distance space exploration (LDSE) crews will operate (e.g., isolation, confinement), we sought to identify psychological and psychosocial factors, measures, and combinations thereof that can be used to compose highly effective crews. We conducted a focused literature review and operational assessment related to team composition issues for LDSE. Our goals were to: (1) identify critical team composition issues and their effects on team functioning in LDSE-analogous environments with a focus on key composition factors that will most likely have the strongest influence on team performance and well-being, and (2) identify and evaluate methods used to compose teams with a focus on methods used in analogous environments. We summarize results in terms of the two primary paths through which team composition relates to mission success, indirect and direct methods of assessing compatibility, and the themes from our operational assessment. Recommendations for research and practice regarding effective team composition for LDSE are provided.

Author : Us Government United States Space Force
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 39,66 MB
Release : 2020-08-11
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This book, Space Capstone Publication Spacepower: Doctrine for Space Forces, is capstone doctrine for the United States Space Force and represents our Service's first articulation of an independent theory of spacepower. This publication answers why spacepower is vital for our Nation, how military spacepower is employed, who military space forces are, and what military space forces value. In short, this capstone document is the foundation of our professional body of knowledge as we forge an independent military Service committed to space operations. Like all doctrine, the SCP remains subject to the policies and strategies that govern its employment. Military spacepower has deterrent and coercive capacities - it provides independent options for National and Joint leadership but achieves its greatest potential when integrated with other forms of military power. As we grow spacepower theory and doctrine, we must do so in a way that fosters greater integration with the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It is only by achieving true integration and interdependence that we can hope to unlock spacepower's full potential.