An overview is presented of deep space missions being planned for launch on the Space Shuttle, one element of the Space Transportation System (STS). A comparison is made between mission requirements and the planned capabilities of the STS. Finally, a potential evolution of the STS in order to accomodate these missions with adequate mass margins is discussed.
The Space Shuttle and deep space missions
Space Shuttle: Dawn of an era ; 1979 ; Los Angeles, CA
1980-01-01
Miscellaneous
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Space Shuttle Missions Summary
NTRS | 2011
|Space Shuttle Missions Summary
NTIS | 2011
|SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS OF 1995
Online Contents | 1996
|Space Shuttle Missions and Payloads
NTIS | 1994
Space Shuttle Missions and Payloads
NTIS | 1994