Space Operations Center – A Concept Analysis*
£5.00
L. B. Johnson Space Centre. (1980), JBIS, 33, pp.419-426
Refcode: 1980.33.419
Abstract:
The Apollo programme established an extensive US technological and operational experience base for conducting manned space activities. In the Skylab programme, the Apollo hardware was utilized in assessing the capability of people to live and work productively in space for long periods of time. The objective of the current Shuttle programme is to develop a transportation system which, due to its high reusability, can transport payloads to and from low Earth orbit at a lower cost than could previous expendable launch vehicles. In addition, the Shuttle will provide manned support for onboard experiments and for the retrieval and servicing of some free-flying satellites. The Shuttle will also be used in developing a space construction capability, and possibly for some level of on-orbit assembly of stages for deep space missions.
