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DESIGN STRATEGY • NASA X PARSONS • 2022

What is the new LEO economy, and
what is NASA’s role within it?

Overview

NASA has announced its plan to de-orbit ISS from LEO in 2031; NASA’s goal is to be one of many customers in a robust commercial marketplace in LEO, where cargo and crew transportation, as well as the destinations, are available as services to the agency. This will allow NASA to buy the services it needs from commercial companies for microgravity research and technology demonstrations while the agency explores the Moon and Mars.

Hence, we have asked ourselves the question:

What is the new LEO economy, and what is NASA’s role within it?

Stakeholders

NASA - International Space Station
Christie Cox, Project Manager
Jacob Keaton, Policy and Law Officer
Bryan Dansberry, NASA Program Science Office
Jem Palo, ISS Graphic Designer
Roger Weiss, NASA Program Science Office
Misty Snopkowski, Commercial LEO Development
Lynn Harper, NASA Strategic Integration Advisor


PARSONS - MS Strategic Design and Management
Mark Kroeckel, Professor
MS SDM '23 - Integrative Studio 1, Class

IS-1 • FINAL PRESENTATION

LEO, Economies, ISS and NASA 2030

IS-1 • FINAL PRESENTATION

Presentation Video 

APPENDIX • FINAL PRESENTATION

Research and Process

Checkout the entire project here

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