Shuttle missions have usually been viewed as being devoted to a single mission mode. But full utilization of the STS capabilities as a platform for space research dictates a flexible strategy toward payload integration and mission design. Simple interfaces, single disciplines, and large design and resource margins point the way toward larger payload integration and operation costs. Payloads for early missions (i.e., OSTA-1, OSS-1, and MEA) are used as illustrations to support this argument. The implications of this approach for future NASA plans as well as for new STS operational concepts are considered.
Mixed mode missions - Designing payloads to match flight opportunities
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