NSSD 5-83 Space Station

- UNCLASSIFIED THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON NATIONAL SECURITY STUDY DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5-83 April 11, 1983 SPACE STATION Deciassified Released on 10/26/98 under provisions of E.O. 12958 by L Salvetti, National Security Council OBJECTIVE F98-515 A study will be conducted to establish the basis for an Administration decision on whether or not to proceed with the NASA development of a permanently based, manned Space Station. This NSSD establishes the Terms of Reference for this study. GUIDELINES The specific policy issues to be addressed are the following (responsible agencies are indicated in parenthesis) : How will a manned Space Station contribute to the maintenance of U.S. space leadership and to the other goals contained in our National Space Policy? (NASA) How will a manned Space Station best fulfill national and international requirements versus other means of satisfying them? (NASA/State for national and international civil space require- ments; DOD/DCI for national security needs.) What are the national security implications of a manned Space Station? (DOD/DCI) -- What are the foreign policy implications, including arms control implications, of a manned Space Station? (State/NASA/ACDA) What is the overall economic and social impact of a manned Space Station? (NASA/Commerce/State) These five policy issues will be addressed for each of the four scenarios outlined below. In order to assess the policy issues in a balanced fashion, NASA will provide a background paper outlining four example scenarios that represent possible approaches for the con- tinuation of this nation's manned space program. These example scenarios are: FOR OPFICIAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED ? 1G-11