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Paperback National Space Transportation System Reference. Volume 2: Operations Book

ISBN: 1731275889

ISBN13: 9781731275882

National Space Transportation System Reference. Volume 2: Operations

An overview of the Space Transportation System is presented in which aspects of the program operations are discussed. The various mission preparation and prelaunch operations are described including astronaut selection and training, Space Shuttle processing, Space Shuttle integration and rollout, Complex 39 launch pad facilities, and Space Shuttle cargo processing. Also, launch and flight operations and space tracking and data acquisition are described along with the mission control and payload operations control center. In addition, landing, postlanding, and solid rocket booster retrieval operations are summarized. Space Shuttle program management is described and Space Shuttle mission summaries and chronologies are presented. A glossary of acronyms and abbreviations are provided. Unspecified Center FLIGHT OPERATIONS; GROUND SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PREFLIGHT OPERATIONS; SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS; SPACE SHUTTLES; SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; ASTRONAUT TRAINING; GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT; LAUNCHING PADS; MISSION PLANNING; PAYLOAD INTEGRATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SPACE SHUTTLE BOOSTERS; SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS...

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