The accommodation requirements for a representative spectrum of automated spacecraft are analyzed and compared to the services provided by the Space Shuttle and Space Tug. The purpose and engineering characteristics of a number of possible items of general purpose Shuttle-payload interface equipment are discussed. The benefits provided to automated payloads by the Space Transportation System are summarized.
Automated payload requirements for Space Shuttle utilization
International Astronautical Congress ; 1973 ; Baku, Azerbaidzhan SSR
1973-10-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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