The transportation and handling of space flight hardware always demands the utmost care and planning. This was especially true when it came time to move the International Space Station lab module 'Destiny'; from its manufacturing facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to the launch facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Good logistics management was the key to the coordination of the large team required to move the lab from the MSFC manufacturing facility 12 miles to the Huntsville International Airport. Overhead signs, power lines, and traffic lights had to be removed, law enforcement had to be coordinated and a major highway had to be completely shut down during the transportation phase of the move. The team responded well, and the move was accomplished on time with no major difficulties.
International Space Station Laboratory 'Destiny' Hardware Move From MSFC to KSC
2003
7 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
MSFC Space Station/Space Operations Mechanism Test Bed
NTIS | 1991
|Emerald Group Publishing | 2001