Title :
Shuttle small payloads: how to fly shuttle in the “Faster, cheaper, better” world
Author :
Wright, Michael R.
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
With “faster, cheaper, better” pervading the requirements for present spacecraft designs, the Shuttle Small Payloads Project offers unique access to users of the Space Shuttle. “Payloads of Opportunity”, such as Hitchhikers, combine for manned spaceflight customers the advantages of ground commanding and telemetry with quick turnaround and low-cost. This paper presents the capabilities of the Hitchhiker carrier systems. It also discusses typical ground integration and mission operations services available to Hitchhiker customers
Keywords :
economics; ground support systems; space vehicle electronics; space vehicles; Hitchhiker carrier systems; NASA; Space Shuttle; cost; ground commanding; ground support; safety; spacecraft design; telemetry; Aerospace electronics; Bridges; Control systems; History; Payloads; Sociotechnical systems; Space shuttles; Space vehicles; Telemetry; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Applications Conference, 1996. Proceedings., 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3196-6
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1996.495925
