The Shuttle flight test plan is detailed, together with the results of tests of the flight control system (FCS). The initial Columbia flights carried 13,000 lb of instrumentation, and will be replaced with a 97 lb package during subsequent flights when further data are desired. The flight test program, besides gathering aerodynamic data, was heavily concerned with the perormance of the SSME (near-nominal), the thermal protection system (the performance and reusability have been demonstrated), and the data processing system (ground verification tests vindicated). Ascent has been nominal, as have orbital maneuvers, and descent roll/yaw has proven smoother than other high performance aircraft. Accelerometers and crewmembers have not been able to sense the smoothness of reentry RCS-controlled maneuvers. The manual controls are noted to serve only in off-nominal situations. The STS is concluded to be a basically sound vehicle, assuring a routine American presence in space.


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    Titel :

    Space Shuttle progress report


    Beteiligte:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1982-01-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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