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NASA NTRS1985

The space shuttle program from challenge to achievement: Space exploration rolling on tires

The Space Shuttle Transportation System is the first space program to employ the pneumatic tire as a part of space exploration. For aircraft tires, this program establishes new expectations as to what constitutes acceptable performance within a set of tough environmental and operational conditions. Tire design, stresses the usual low weight, high load, high speed, and excellent air retention features but at extremes well outside industry standards. Tires will continue to be an integral part of the Shuttle's landing phase in the immediate future since they afford a unique combination of directional control, braking traction, flotation and shock absorption not available by other systems.

Felder, G. L.↗
NASA NTRS1976

Space Shuttle Program - An overview

The Space Shuttle's unique design features include multiple re-uses of its major elements, large cargo carrying capacity, and the capability of deploying, servicing, and retrieving a variety of payloads. These design features, i.e., reusability and cargo flexibility, were incorporated to satisfy the objective of providing a transportation system which will lower the cost of delivering a variety of payloads to the earth orbit. The Space Shuttle System consists of a reusable manned Orbiter containing three main engines, two reusable Solid Rocket Boosters, and an expendable External Tank containing propellant for the Orbiter main engines. On a typical Space Shuttle mission, the Orbiter will remain in orbit for up to 7 days conducting on-orbit observations and operations, return to earth with personnel and payload, land horizontally on a runway, and be readied for another flight in as few as 14 days. Another mission class includes deploying, servicing, and recovering satellites.

Kloves, T. R.↗
NASA NTRS1991

Lightning current rate of rise in the new lightning flash model for the space shuttle program

The recently baselined Space Shuttle lightning effects flash model is discussed. The discussion is limited to the current rate(s) of rise. A review of some of the recent data is presented, as well as a discussion of how interaction processes affect the induced voltages and currents which arise from a lightning strike. It is concluded that the multiple pulse components of the new flash model present a more severe threat to complex avionic systems, than is presented by a single pulse having an extremely fast rate of rise.

Bankston, Nathaniel G.↗
NASA NTRS1979

Safety, reliability, maintainability and quality provisions for the Space Shuttle program

This publication establishes common safety, reliability, maintainability and quality provisions for the Space Shuttle Program. NASA Centers shall use this publication both as the basis for negotiating safety, reliability, maintainability and quality requirements with Shuttle Program contractors and as the guideline for conduct of program safety, reliability, maintainability and quality activities at the Centers. Centers shall assure that applicable provisions of the publication are imposed in lower tier contracts. Centers shall give due regard to other Space Shuttle Program planning in order to provide an integrated total Space Shuttle Program activity. In the implementation of safety, reliability, maintainability and quality activities, consideration shall be given to hardware complexity, supplier experience, state of hardware development, unit cost, and hardware use. The approach and methods for contractor implementation shall be described in the contractors safety, reliability, maintainability and quality plans. This publication incorporates provisions of NASA documents: NHB 1700.1 'NASA Safety Manual, Vol. 1'; NHB 5300.4(IA), 'Reliability Program Provisions for Aeronautical and Space System Contractors'; and NHB 5300.4(1B), 'Quality Program Provisions for Aeronautical and Space System Contractors'. It has been tailored from the above documents based on experience in other programs. It is intended that this publication be reviewed and revised, as appropriate, to reflect new experience and to assure continuing viability.

M S Malkin↗
NASA NTRS1974

Space shuttle: Program overview

The primary design and operations goal for the space shuttle program to provide low-cost transportation to and from earth orbits for the purpose of conducting investigations in space via spacelabs and free flying or automated satellites is reviewed. The space shuttle system and mission profile is described along with the space shuttle orbiter system and payloads accommodations, attachments, and handling. The implications the space shuttle program has for international cooperation in space are mentioned.

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NASA NTRS1999

Space Shuttle Program Manifest Process & Flight Opportunities for Small Payloads

The Space Shuttle Program has, since the early flights, exerted great effort to maximize the cargo complement for each individual mission. Historically, because of the capabilities of the Space Shuttle, there have almost always been opportunities to fly what are termed secondary payloads on every mission. However, with the challenges associated with assembling the International Space Station, accommodations for secondary payloads are significantly limited. In an attempt to deal with this situation, the Space Shuttle Program has developed techniques that will identify and utilize flight opportunities, as well as policies that may create opportunities.

Swalin, Richard M.↗
NASA NTRS2012

Space Shuttle Program Legacy Report

Share lessons learned on Space Shuttle Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) culture, processes, and products that can guide future enterprises to improve mission success and minimize the risk of catastrophic failures. Present the chronology of the Johnson Space Center (JSC) S&MA organization over the 40-year history of the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) and identify key factors and environments which contributed to positive and negative performance.

Johnson, Scott↗
NASA NTRS2011

Summary of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program

This is a summary of the Space Shuttle Program and will examine events that took place in the program starting with President Nixon's endorsement of the program and continuing to the last flight.

Bobko, Karol Joseph↗
NASA NTRS2011

Behavioral Health and Performance Operations During the Space Shuttle Program

Prior to the Columbia STS 107 disaster in 2003, the Johnson Space Center s Behavioral Health and Performance Group (BHP) became involved in Space Shuttle Operations on an as needed basis, occasionally acting as a consultant and primarily addressing crew-crew personality conflicts. The BHP group also assisted with astronaut selection at every selection cycle beginning in 1991. Following STS 107, an event that spawned an increased need of behavioral health support to STS crew members and their dependents, BHP services to the Space Shuttle Program were enhanced beginning with the STS 114 Return to Flight mission in 2005. These services included the presence of BHP personnel at STS launches and landings for contingency support, a BHP briefing to the entire STS crew at L-11 months, a private preflight meeting with the STS Commander at L-9 months, and the presence of a BHP consultant at the L-1.5 month Family Support Office briefing to crew and family members. The later development of an annual behavioral health assessment of all active astronauts also augmented BHP s Space Shuttle Program specific services, allowing for private meetings with all STS crew members before and after each mission. The components of each facet of these BHP Space Shuttle Program support services will be presented, along with valuable lessons learned, and with recommendations for BHP involvement in future short duration space missions

Beven, G.↗
NASA NTRS1978

Space Shuttle Program description and status

The main reason for the development of the Space Shuttle is related to the aim to achieve a major reduction in the cost of placing a payload into space. Such a reduction is to be obtained by using a reusable in place of an expendable launch vehicle. Developments concerning launch vehicles show a steady reduction in launching expenses. From a cost of about $500,000 a pound in the late 1950's, launching expenses were reduced to $600 a pound for payloads on the Saturn V. With the Space Shuttle the cost will drop to approximately $150 a pound. The Space Shuttle Program is discussed, taking into account a system description, a typical mission profile, aspects of mission design, launch costs, and Space Shuttle characteristics. The Space Shuttle Program status is also examined, giving attention to orbital flight schedules, flight hardware tests, launch area facilities, the mission control center, and details of flight crew training.

Macleod, J. B.↗
NASA NTRSDate not supplied

Space Shuttle Program Dual Docked Operations

Due to the ever-increasing visiting vehicle traffic to and from the International Space Station (ISS) during mated Orbiter/ISS missions, it became apparent to both the ISS Program (ISSP) and the Space Shuttle program (SSP) that there would arise occasions where a visiting vehicle docking and/or undocking could overlap when the Space Shuttle Orbiter was docked to the ISS, referred to as Dual Docked Operations (DDO). The primary concerns were that plumes from the visiting vehicles would cause contamination, corrosion, and erosion to Space Shuttle surfaces and present a toxicity hazard to ground personnel when processing the Space Shuttle after landing. This potential conflict provided the genesis for evaluating risk mitigations to gain maximum flexibility for managing potential visiting vehicle traffic to and from the ISS and to maximize launch and landing opportunities for all visiting vehicles. The overarching goal of this effort was to assess the viability and readiness of the SSP to protect for DDO on any given mission. To assess the viability of performing DDO, the ISSP delivered plume particle fluence (i.e., number of particles per unit area) and contamination deposition based on the visiting vehicle’s proximity operations to the SSP for evaluation. This paper summarizes the concept definition, studies, and analysis results generated by the SSP, ISSP, and Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) for implementing DDO involving the Orbiter and Russian vehicles (RVs). Discussion and results presented herein represent a generic assessment of the SSP and ISSP integrated safety and technical evaluations of DDO involving the Orbiter and RVs. Mission-specific analysis and operational impacts were conducted flight-by-flight as they arose.

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NASA NTRS1984

Space Shuttle program communication and tracking systems interface analysis

The Space Shuttle Program Communications and Tracking Systems Interface Analysis began April 18, 1983. During this time, the shuttle communication and tracking systems began flight testing. Two areas of analysis documented were a result of observations made during flight tests. These analyses involved the Ku-band communication system. First, there was a detailed analysis of the interface between the solar max data format and the Ku-band communication system including the TDRSS ground station. The second analysis involving the Ku-band communication system was an analysis of the frequency lock loop of the Gunn oscillator used to generate the transmit frequency. The stability of the frequency lock loop was investigated and changes to the design were reviewed to alleviate the potential loss of data due the loop losing lock and entering the reacquisition mode. Other areas of investigation were the S-band antenna analysis and RF coverage analysis.

Dodds, J. G.↗
NASA NTRS1971

Definition of space shuttle program plan, study

The preliminary definition of an economical space shuttle program in which the evolution to full operational capability is achieved through phased subsystem development is presented. The following aspects of the program are discussed: (1) definition of system and subsystem configurations, (2) definition of phased evolution to final configuration, (3) analysis of design, test, cost, and schedule requirements, (4) definition of candidate booster designs and programs to facilitate selection, and (5) definition of program, system, and vehicle requirements.

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NASA NTRS1988

An update to the MITRE/WPI Space Shuttle Program GASCAN G-408

The objective of the MITRE/WPI Space Shuttle Program was to develop a set of scientific meaningful experiments that could be flown in a Get Away Special Canister. Currently, the first GASCAN is finished (G-408) and ready to be launched. The program has been so successful that the design and development of a second set of experiments was started (G-533). Both of these programs are described and summarized.

Looft, F. J.↗
NASA NTRS2001

Assessment of the NASA Space Shuttle Program's Problem Reporting and Corrective Action System

This paper documents the general findings and recommendations of the Design for Safety Programs Study of the Space Shuttle Programs (SSP) Problem Reporting and Corrective Action (PRACA) System. The goals of this Study were: to evaluate and quantify the technical aspects of the SSP's PRACA systems, and to recommend enhancements addressing specific deficiencies in preparation for future system upgrades. The Study determined that the extant SSP PRACA systems accomplished a project level support capability through the use of a large pool of domain experts and a variety of distributed formal and informal database systems. This operational model is vulnerable to staff turnover and loss of the vast corporate knowledge that is not currently being captured by the PRACA system. A need for a Program-level PRACA system providing improved insight, unification, knowledge capture, and collaborative tools was defined in this study.

Korsmeryer, D. J.↗
NASA NTRS1982

Space Shuttle program orbital flight test program results and implications

The Space Shuttle System Orbital Flight Test (OFT) program results are described along with an overview of significant development issues and their resolution. In addition, an overall summary of the development status and the follow-on flight demonstrations of Shuttle improvements such as Lightweight External Tank, High Performance SRBs, Full Power Level (109%) Main Engine Operation, and the SRB Filament Wound Case (FWC) will be discussed.

Kohrs, R. H.↗
NASA NTRS2006

Space Shuttle Program Update

Bruce Buckingham, from NASA Public Affairs, introduces Wayne Hale, Space Shuttle Program Manager, and Mike Leinbach, NASA launch Director. Wayne Hale begins discussing the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) that has just occurred to see if they were ready to fly. He points out that the review was a debris verification review (DVR). This review was done to ascertain how well they have done to eliminate the potential for debris to come off of the External Tank (ET), or any other part of the launch vehicle. He expresses that they have made significant improvements to the ET. He gives a description of the ET that is presently on the launch pad. Mike Leinbach discusses hardware processing and the condition of the launch vehicle. Questions from the news media about possible modifications to the ice frost ramp, Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) electrical problems, ET foam loss, amount of debris loss expectation during ascent, and return to flight costs are all addressed.

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NASA NTRS1988

Chronology: MSFC Space Shuttle program development, assembly, and testing major events (1969 - April, 1981)

Listings of major events directly related to the Space Shuttle Program at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) are presented. This information will provide the researcher with a means of following the chronological progression of the program. The products that the historians have prepared are intended to provide supportive research essential to the writing of formal narrative histories of Marshall's contributions to the Space Shuttle and Space Station.

Whalen, Jessie E.↗