The major Shuttle-related testing currently in progress includes: static testing of all major elements, full scale ground vibration testing, main propulsion system testing, software verification and validation, qualification testing of many components and subsystems, and SSME verification testing. This paper reviews the current status of the Shuttle program and gives attention to the transition to operations, near-term traffic plans, user-charge policies, and payload integration. It is concluded that the transition from individual space-research projects to a fully integrated Space Transportation System, providing low-cost routine access to space for many users, involves a complete rethinking of the role NASA and the user will play.
To the first Shuttle launch
1979-02-01
Miscellaneous
No indication
English
Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicles
AIAA | 2004
|Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicles
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004
|Tema Archive | 1981
|Space Shuttle launch operations
AIAA | 1971
|SHUTTLE LAUNCH SCHEDULE REVISED
Online Contents | 1997