Continuing Issues (FY 1979) Regarding DoD Use of the Space Transportation System.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assist the DoD by identifying, and suggesting possible means of resolution of, issues in the following areas of interest regarding military use of the Shuttle: a. Space test Program (STP) experiments in the sortie mode: review and examine supporting hardware characteristics and scheduling constraints. b. Survivability of the Shuttle and other spacecraft: review vulnerability assessments to suggest possible survivability enhancement solutions. c. Mission 4 Performance: examine Shuttle modifications proposed to achieve the desired performance of DoD's mission 4. d. Launch Facilities Procedures: review and compare plans for launch facilities and procedures for handling the Shuttle and payloads at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) and the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC). e. Payload Integration: review and critique plans for conducting analytical integration of payloads with the Shuttle. f. Environmental Satellites: compare military and civil plans for meteorological and oceanographic satellites to identify opportunities and difficulties in combining future programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA093198

Entities

People

  • Charles J. Donlan
  • George W. Brady
  • Reginald G. Finke

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ascent Trajectories
  • Cost Estimates
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Payload
  • Reliability
  • Rocket Engines
  • Satellite Buses
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Orbits
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites