flight systems is prepared for flight in ground-based facilities and is largely controlled in accordance with plans and procedures developed and managed from ground-based facilities. The development of continously manned permanent space facilities in LEO and GEO conducting the SPS program model and detailed functions as discussed in sections IV, V, and VI requires that the authority for operations and control of daily ongoing activities must be delegated to the primary operational sites, basically the launch and recovery site, the LEO and GEO operational bases, and the SPS satellite ground rectenna sites. The mission management concept that has been developed to incorporate this philosophy is illustrated in figure VI1-2. This concept applies only to the production/operational phase of implementing the 112 SPS's. D. Mission Management Functions The decentralization and assignment of SPS mission management functions are allocated and identified as follows from figure VII-2. 1. Program Headquarters Mission Control It is envisioned that one element of the basic Ground Support System will be a control function and facility for the overall program management, operations, administration, program planning, resource control, mission planning, etc. type of SPS activities. This control element would also manage and direct all the ground-based manufacturing required, would obtain necessary materials for orbital construction, and in general manage the overall ground support requirements for ensuring that all the basic cargo elements are accounted for and in the system. This control element would also manage the ground transportation operations required to transport cargo elements to the launch site. This element would also manage the overall selection, training, simulation activities, and assignment of all personnel in their respective job functions and tasks. This element would manage the overall orbital construction and assembly operations being conducted on the ground and in LEO and GEO on an overall project basis. The coordination of the Communications and Data Network relay satellites and ground station would be assigned to this element for overall SPS responsibility. 2. Launch and Recovery Control The second major element of the SPS ground support system is the operations and control of the launch and recovery operations. The basic function of this control element is to manage all the ground operations involved with the preparation, launch, and return of all personnel and cargo to and from the LEO operational bases and
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