DocumentCode
1352408
Title
Aerospace: Planning Space Shuttle´s maiden voyage: In a matter of months space-oriented experiments will soar aloft aboard the Columbia
Author
Malkin, M.S. ; Freitag, R.F.
Volume
16
Issue
7
fYear
1979
fDate
7/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
42
Lastpage
48
Abstract
Describes the United States Space Shuttle project. Topics include: the basic elements; getaway special-small payload programme for individual experiments; spacelab and upper stages; evolution and the growth of systems; projected cargo manifest for the first 35 Space Shuttle flights; Space Shuttle avionics.
Keywords
aerospace instrumentation; space research; space vehicles; Space Shuttle; Space Shuttle avionics; Aerospace electronics; Earth; Engines; Orbits; Payloads; Space shuttles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1979.6368162
Filename
6368162
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