Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems 
Space Station Engineering Design Issues [PDF ebook] 
Report of a Workshop

The Space Station Freedom program is the next major U.S. manned space initiative. It has as its objective the establishment of a permanently manned facility in low earth orbit. This book summarizes the main findings and recommendations of a workshop that examined the space station program with a view toward identifying critical engineering issues related to the design and operation of the station.