Status Report on Upgrade of Weather Forecast Support to Shuttle Operations.

Abstract

The report details the background of a joint USAF and NASA project to upgrade the forecast inputs at the Cape Canaveral Forecast Facility (CCFF) in support of space Shuttle and missile launch operations at the Eastern Test Range (ETR). The short range and microscale forecast requirements for Shuttle could not be met with the inplace technology. To deal with this support capability shortfall, NASA and the USAF (Det 11, 2WS and the Eastern Space and Missile Center) initiated a Meteorological Systems Modernization Program (MSMP). The intent of this weather support upgrade is to minimize the impacts of the environment on the Shuttle by providing the most accurate possible forecast advice to support managers during processing, launch, and recovery operations. Shuttle weather sensitivities are presented along with the architecture of the forecast support system being assembled to meet these challenges. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159137

Entities

People

  • B. F. Boyd
  • T. H. Myers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Data Displays
  • Databases
  • Delphi Method
  • Expert Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Security
  • Space Shuttles
  • Space Transportation
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space