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.


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    Title :

    Automated payload requirements for Space Shuttle utilization


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Astronautical Congress ; 1973 ; Baku, Azerbaidzhan SSR


    Publication date :

    1973-10-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :