Supporting these major organizational key positions leads to establishing a line of direct communication between the major managers and the working troops. At this intermediate level of management, the positions can be defined to narrow the responsibilities to a specific area, thus allowing more expert attention to be brought to bear on a smaller segment of the overall effort. These positions are defined below. Assistant for Mechanical Systems - This position will allow a single point of focus through which all the activity can be coordinated that has to do with the mechanical aspects of the construction project. This would include the basic structure (beams, cables, etc.), the RCS for orbital attitude control, and the mechanical portions of the array and antenna. Assistant for Electrical Systems - This position is identical to that defined above for mechanical systems except that the area of responsibility is for electrical systems. Assistant for Logistics - This position was defined to establish a single focal point for the task of determining what construction supplies, tools, and support hardware were needed, when, where, and why. The position will call for detailed knowledge of schedule, activity, delivery, storage, etc. of all hardware needed by the construction teams to accomplish their jobs. Assistant for Communications - Communicating between the various groups accomplishing the integrated construction task will probably be one of the major interfaces at the site. A position was established on the control center team to serve as a focal point for communications, both within the station and to the ground. Assistant for Information Management - This position is defined as the computer interface position necessary to handle all the information flow and status summaries necessary to keep up with the progress of the construction job and the overall health and well being of the station. Assistant for Planning - This position is envisioned as a flight planning type position responsible for keeping a coordinated flow of activity running smoothly throughout the station.
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