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James Michael "Mike" Snead, P.E.

 

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Spacefaring resource materials:

2007-2008 Copyright © J.M. Snead, All rights reserved.
  1. White papers:
    1. America Needs to Become Spacefaring (5 pages, standard size, landscape)
    2. Near-Future American Space Infrastructure Possibilities (2 pages, tabloid size, landscape)
  2. Videos (Recommend: Select with right button to designate a location to save the file)
    1. Assured Space Access (21 Meg; 2 minutes; video is in the public domain)
    2. In-space Servicing (32 Meg; 2 minutes; video is in the public domain)
    3. Space Mobility (59 Meg; 4 minutes; video is in the public domain)
  3. Papers and articles:
    1. Spacefaring Logistics Infrastructure: The Foundation of a Spacefaring America (AstroPolitics 6-1, March 2008)
    2. Near-Future Space Logistics Vehicles (AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 2007)
    3. Technically-achievable, Near-term Space Logistics (a longer version of the Aerospace America article)
    4. A Space Logistics Infrastructure for the Near Term (AIAA Aerospace America, October 2006)
    5. Achieving Near-Term, Aircraft-like Reusable Space Access (AIAA Space 2006)
    6. Cost Estimates of Near-Term, Fully-Reusable Space Access Systems (AIAA Space 2006)
    7. Architecting Rapid Growth in Space Logistics Capabilities (AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 2004)
  4. Images
    1. NASA solar power satellite concept (2048 x 1593)
    2. Spacefaring logistics infrastructure concepts (3000 x 2103)
    3. Spacefaring America desktop background image (2880 x 1800)
  5. NSSO summer 2007 Space-Based Solar Power Study
  6. NSSO summer 2007 Space-Based Solar Power spacefaring logistics fact sheets:
    1. Space-Based Solar Power Logistics Summary (what became Appendix D in the report)
    2. Spacefaring Logistics Infrastructure Phase 1
    3. Spacefaring Logistics Infrastructure Phase 2
    4. Spacefaring Logistics Infrastructure Phase 3
    5. Aerospaceplane Generation 1
    6. Aerospaceplane Generation 1 Cost Estimate
    7. Aerospaceplane Generation 1.5
    8. Aerospaceplane Generation 1.5 Cost Estimate
    9. Shuttle-derived Spacelifter
    10. Space Construction Station
    11. Space Logistics Base
    12. Space Logistics Base Assembly
    13. Space Logistics Base Space Dock
    14. Space Logistics Base Space Hangar
    15. Space Habitat
    16. Space Propellant Station
    17. Space Tug