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109730) NASA POCKET STATISTICS (NASA) 191 P • Unclas NASA-TM-109730 N94-71887 I ,SA-T*!-109730) NASA POCKET STATISTICS (NASA) 191 p • Unclas 00/82 0002369 Following is a list of individuals who control the distribution of the NASA Pocket Statistics at their respective NASA Installations. Requests for additional copies should be made through the controlling office shown below. NASA Headquarters Johnson Space Center Marshall Space Flight Center Dr. Roger D. Launius Ms. Rebecca Humbird Ms. Amanda Wilson, CN22 NASA History Office, Code ICH Printing Management Branch, Code JM8 Management Operations Office Ames Research Center JSC White Sands Test Facility Miehoud Assembly Facility Ms. Lynda L. Haines, MS 200-1A Mr. Richard Colonna, Manager Mr. John R. Demarest, Manager Staff Assistant to the Deputy Director CodeRA Dryden Flight Research Center Kennedy Space Center and KSC/WLOD NASA Management Office - JPL Mr. Dennis Ragsdale Mr. Hugh W. Harris Mr. Kurt L. LJndstrom, Manager Research Librarian, MS D2-149 Public Affairs Office Goddard Institute For Space Studies KSC VLS Resident Office John C. Stennls Space Center Dr. James E. Hansen (Vandenberg AFB) Mr. Roy S. Estess, Director Division Chief, Code 940 Mr. Ted L. Oglesby, Manager Code AAOO Goddard Space Right Center Langley Research Center Slldell Computer Complex Ms. Cindi Zaklan Ms. Margaret W. Hunt Mr. Bob Bradford, Manager Code 200 Mail Stop 154 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Lewis Research Center Wallops Flight Facility Mr. Robert Macmillin Ms. Linda Dukes-Campbell, Chief Mr. Joseph McGoogan, Director Mail Stop 186-120 Office of Community and Media Relations Management and Operations POCKET STATISTICS is published for the use of NASA managers and their staff. Included is Administrative and Organizational information, summaries of Space Right Activity including the NASA Major Launch Record, and NASA Procurement, Financial and Manpower data. The NASA Major Launch Record includes all launches of Scout class and larger vehicles. Vehicle and spacecraft Foreword development flights are also included in the Major Launch Record. Shuttle missions are counted as one launch and one payload, where free flying payloads are not involved. Satellites deployed from the cargo bay of the Shuttle and placed in a separate orbit or trajectory are counted as an additional payload. Restriction/classification POCKET STATISTICS is publishe Cancelled Requests for copies of this document should be sent to NASA Headquarters, Division of Special Services, NASA History Office (Code ICH). Changes or deletions to the distribution list may be made by phone to (202) 358-0384. Published and Distributed by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION DIVISION OF SPECIAL SERVICES NASA HISTORY OFFICE (CODE ICH) Washington, DC 20546 Contents Section A - Administration and Organization Section C - Procurement, Funding and Manpower NASA Organization A-2 Contract Awards by State C-2 NASA Administrators A-3 Distribution of NASA Prime Contract Awards C-3 National Aeronautics and Space Act A-4 Procurement Activity C-4 Section A NASA Installations A-6 Contract Awards by Type of Effort C-S The Year in Review A-11 Distribution of NASA Procurements C-6 Principal Contactors C-7 Educational and Nonprofit Institutions C-11 NASA's Budget Authority in 1992 Dollars C-15 Section B • Space Right Activity Financial Summary C-16 Launch History B-2 R&D Funding C-18 Current Worldwide Launch Vehicles B-3 SFC&DC Funding C-22 Summary of Announced Launches B-4 C of F Funding C-24 NASA Launches by Vehicle B-6 R&PM Funding C-26 Section BI Summary of Announced Payloads B-8 Personnel Summary C-28 Summary of USA Payloads B-10 NASA Civil Service Workforce Employment Trend C-30 Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests B-12 Occupational Summary C-31 Soviet Spacecraft Designations 3-13 Women Employees C-32 Unofficial Tabulation of CIS (USSR) Payloads B-14 Minority Employees C-33 NASA Astronauts B-16 United States Manned Space Flight B-23 Shuttle Payloads and Experiments B-26 The Planets B-54 The Solar System B-56 Section USA Planetary Space Flights B-65 CIS (USSR) Planetary Space Rights B-68 USA Lunar Space Rights B-72 CIS (USSR) Lunar Space Flights B-75 NASA Major Launch Record B-79 Section A li Administration and Organization A-1 NASA Organization Chart A-2 NASA Administrators 58 59 60 61 62 63 164165 66 67 68 69170 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88189 190 91 92 93 94 Elsenhower Kennedy Fletcher Truly Goldin Deputy Administrator A-3 Excerpts From The National Aeronautics And Space Act Of 1958, As Amended AN ACT To provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the (d) The aeronautical and space activities of the United States shall Earth's atmosphere, and for other purposes. be conducted so as to contribute materially to one or more of the following objectives: Declaration Of Policy And Purpose (1) The expansion of human knowledge of the Earth and of Sec. 102 (a) The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United phenomena in the atmosphere and space; ' States that activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind. (2) The improvement of the usefulness, performance, speed, safety, and efficiency of aeronautical and space vehicles; (b) The Congress declares that the general welfare and security of the United States require that adequate provision be made for (3) The development and operation of vehicles capable of aeronautical and space activities. The Congress further carrying instruments, equipment, supplies, and living declares that such activities shall be the responsibility of, and organisms through space; shall be directed by, a civilian agency exercising control over aeronautical and space activities sponsored by the United (4) The establishment of long-range studies of the potential States, except that activities peculiar to or primarily associated benefits to be gained from, the opportunities for, and the with the development of weapons systems, military operations, problems involved in the utilization of aeronautical and or the defense of the United States (including the research and space activities for peaceful and scientific purposes; development necessary to make effective provision for the defense of the United States) shall be the responsibility of, and (5) The preservation of the role of the United States as a leader shall be directed by, the Department of Defense; and that in aeronautical and space science and technology and in determination as to which such agency has responsibility for the application thereof to the conduct of peaceful activities and direction of any such activity shall be made by the within and outside the atmosphere; President in conformity with section 201 (e). (6) The making available to agencies directly concerned with (c) The Congress declares that the genera) welfare of the United national defense of discoveries that have military value or States requires that the National Aeronautics and Space significance, and the furnishing by such agencies, to the Administration (as established by title II of this act) seek and civilian agency established to direct and control nonmilitary encourage to the maximum extent possible the fullest aeronautical and space activities, of information as to commercial use of space. discoveries which have value or significance to that agency; A-4 Excerpts From The National Aeronautics And Space Act Of 1958, As Amended Declaration Of Policy And Purpose (Continued) Functions Of The Administration (7) Cooperation by the United States with other nations and groups of nations in work done pursuant to this Act and in Sec. 203 (a) The Administration, in order to carry out the purpose of this Act, shall -- the peaceful application of the results thereof; and The most effective utilization of the scientific and (1) plan, direct and conduct aeronautical and space activities; W engineering resources of the United States, with dose cooperation among all interested agencies of the United (2) arrange for participation by the scientific community in States in order to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort planning scientific measurements and observations to be facilities, and equipment made through use of aeronautical and space vehicles, and conduct or arrange for the conduct of such measurements (e) The Congress declares that the general welfare of the United and observations; and States requires that the unique competence in scientific and engineering systems of the National Aeronautics and Space (3) provide for the widest practicable and appropriate Administration also be directed toward ground propulsion dissemination of information concerning its activities and systems research and development the results thereof. (f) The Congress declares that the general welfare of the United (b) (1) The Administration shall, to the extent of appropriated States requires that the unique competence in scientific and funds, initiate, support and carry out such research, engineering systems of the National Aeronautics and Space development demonstration, and other related activities in Administration also be directed toward the development of ground propulsion technologies as are provided for in advanced automobile propulsion systems. sections 4 through 10 of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle (g) The Congress declares that the general welfare of the United Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976. States requires that the unique competence in scientific and (2) The Administration shall initiate, support, and carry out such engineering systems of the National Aeronautics and Space research, development demonstration, and other related Administration also be directed to assisting in bioengineering activities in solar heating and cooling technologies (to the research, development and demonstration programs designed extent that funds are appropriated therefor) as are provided to alleviate and minimize the effects of disability. for in sections 5,6 and 9 of the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act of 1974. (h) It is the purpose of this Act to carry out and effectuate the policies declared in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e).
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