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Space Station -- Possible space station reference configuration developed by Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. In 1982, with the success of early space shuttle flight, NASA began to define a space station for consideration by the Administration and Congress as the next major national initiative in space. A space station task force was formed at NASA headquarters with personnel from various NASA centers and headquarters program office. Definition activity focused upon mission requirements, technology options, and systems analysis. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan directed NASA to develop within a decade a permanently manned space station. With this directive NASA space station planning accelerated.

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