APPENDIX V-C-l SPS ORBITAL CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION Station Director - A single manager on-orbit responsible for the entire project (for any one SPS). Deputy and Staff - A second in command who can function as the director when needed and who actively directs the efforts of the support staff. This staff will consist of no more than ten persons and will handle the routine daily administrative chores necessary to keep a space colony of 250-800 personnel properly outfitted, fed, located, functioning, etc. Even though substantial ground support is anticipated, there will still be needs that can best be met on site, and this group will be needed to provide that support. The second line or level of management will be the major functional element leaders, responsible for overall planning and management of the project in some specific area. Three such managers are proposed, one for construct!on/manufacturing, one for operations, and one for support. Construction/Manufacturing Manager - This position calls for a general overseer of all phases of the construction and manufacturing processes that take place on orbit. The job will demand a thorough knowledge of the methods employed, the functioning of the hardware, the integration of subordinate subsystems into a functioning whole, and the day to day scheduling needs necessary to support major milestones. Operations Manager - This position will essentially establish a control center on orbit. The position will call for a person well versed in operations and the nominal and off-nominal aspects of running a large manned facility. Such a position will be required in addition to a comparable position on the ground due to the need to maintain on-site monitoring and control of the entire facility and its personnel, independent of depending on up and down link communications with the ground. Support Manager - With the major emphasis being placed on getting the SPS built, and an almost equal status being given to the needs for maintaining in-site cognizance over that progress, there logically appears to be a need to establish a position to maintain control of all the ancillary support needed to keep the entire project functioning. Caring for the needs of the personnel and their supportive habitats will be another major area of endeavor and will require an overseer just as the construction and operations areas.
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