Space Shuttle Payloads and Data Handling Accommodations

1 November 1978

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Communications

Vol. 26 (11) , 1557-1567
https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOM.1978.1094033

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the various classes of candidate payloads to be flown on early Shuttle missions and summarizes the communications and data handling services which the Space Shuttle will provide for payloads. The Space Shuttle system mission capabilities are briefly described and data processing capabilities for payload support are discussed for the various classes of payloads.

Keywords

SPACE SHUTTLES
PAYLOADS
DATA HANDLING
SATELLITES
EARTH
COSTS
SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS
SPACE VEHICLES
TRANSPORTATION
ROCKETS

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