One definition of "logist" is "the act of planning, organizing, and managing activities that provide goods or services."  (Ref.: http://www.logisticsworld.com/logistics.htm)

From the same web site, a general definition of "logistics" is:

“the act of planning, organizing, and managing the activities that provide goods or services.” (Ref.: www.logisticsworld.com/logistics.htm)

         From the same web site, a general definition of “logistics” is:

The science of planning and implementing the acquisition and use of the resources necessary to sustain the operation of a system.

         Another definition, from the same web site, is:

The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, cost effective flow and storage of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and related information from point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of meeting customer requirements.

The definition, also from the same web site, that appears to be most applicable to space operations is the military definition of logistics:

The science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of forces. In its most comprehensive sense, those aspects of military operations that deal with: a. design and development, acquisition, storage, movement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel; b. movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel; c. acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities; and d. acquisition or furnishing of services.

         Adapting this military definition of logistics to space and applying it to the broader intent of supporting the establishment of spacefaring capabilities yields the following definition of space logistics used by the SLTC:

Space logistics is the science of planning and carrying out the movement of humans and materiel to, from and within space combined with the ability to maintain human and robotics operations within space.  In its most comprehensive sense, space logistics addresses the aspects of space operations both on the earth and in space that deal with:

· Design and development, acquisition, storage, movement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of space materiel

· Movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of people in space

· Acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities on the earth and in space to support human and robotics space operations

· Acquisition or furnishing of services to support human and robotics space operations.