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Resource Description

Resource Analysis

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Man in Space
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Background and Purpose of the Study
Scope of the Study
Study Concerns

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION

Overview
Man in Space Sites
Installations
Other Space Museums and Facilities

RESOURCE ANALYSIS

Interpretive/Visitor Use
Preservation Potential
Potential

ALTERNATIVES AND IMPACTS

Introduction
Alternative 1 - Continuation of Existing Management
Alternative 2 - Expanded Agencies Role
Alternative 3 - Foundation or Commission Coordination
Alternative 4 - National Park Service Direction

APPENDIXES

A:PL 96-344
B:March 18, 1983, and August 15, 1986, Letters from Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (omitted from on-line edition)
C:October 3, 1986, Letter from Secretary of the Interior (omitted from on-line edition)
D:National Park System Theme Representation
E:Man in Space Resource Analysis Table

BIBLIOGRAPHY

STUDY TEAM, AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, AND CONSULTANTS




ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The National Park Service wishes to express its aprecation to the personnel of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, the Smithsonian Institution, the Alabama Space and Rocket Center, and other interested agencies, organizations, and individuals for providing comments and technical information that aided in the development of this study report. The Park Service extends special thanks to the field personnel at the various installations throughout the country who conducted tours of the Man in Space sites in a most professional and informative manner.



Publication of this document should not be construed as representing the approval or disapproval of the secretary of the interior. This document has been prepared in compliance with Public Law 96-344, sections 18-20.

As the nation's principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has basic responsibilities to protect and conserve our land and water, energy and minerals, fish and wildlife, parks and recreation areas, and to ensure the wise use of all these resources. The department also has major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for peole who live in island territories under U.S. administration.

Publication services for the hardcopy edition were provided by the graphics and editorial staffs of the Denver Service Center. NPS D-295, June 1987.








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