An overview is presented of the processing cycles of horizontally integrated and vertically integrated Shuttle payloads at the Kennedy Space Center. Attention is given to the integration of these payloads into Shuttle-ready cargos and the installation of the cargo into the Orbiter. Diagrams are presented of: (1) Shuttle processing flow at KSC, (2) payload processing flow, (3) typical items of multimission support equipment, (4) primary items of checkout equipment, (5) payload ready for transfer into the canister for vertical processing, and (6) the rotating service structure retracted to receive the payload canister.
Efficient payload processing - The opposite side of frequent Space Shuttle launches
International Astronautical Federation, International Astronautical Congress ; 1978 ; Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
1978-10-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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