Spacelab payloads : prepping experiments and hardware for flight / Michael E. Haddad and David J. Shayler.
2022
TL860.S63 H33 2022
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Title
Spacelab payloads : prepping experiments and hardware for flight / Michael E. Haddad and David J. Shayler.
Author
Haddad, Michael E., author.
ISBN
9783030867751 (electronic bk.)
3030867757 (electronic bk.)
9783030867744
3030867749
3030867757 (electronic bk.)
9783030867744
3030867749
Published
Cham : Springer ; Chichester : Praxis Publishing, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-86775-1 doi
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TL860.S63 H33 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification
629.409
Summary
Spacelab was a reusable laboratory facility that was flown on the Space Shuttle from 1983 to 1998. Completing 22 major missions and contributing to many other NASA goals, Spacelab stands as one of the Shuttle program's most resounding successes. The system comprised multiple components, including a pressurized laboratory module, unpressurized carrier pallets and other related hardware, all housed in the Shuttle's Payload Bay and crew compartment. But how did all those varied components actually come together? The answer is the little-known "Level-IV"-- a team of managers and engineers who molded separate elements of hardware into cohesive and safe payloads. Without the dedication and drive of the Level-IV team, the huge successes of the Spacelab missions would not have been achieved. This is their story. You will learn herein how Level-IV was formed, who was involved, and the accomplishments, setbacks and problems faced along the way, in a story that blends both the professional and personal sides of Level-IV operations and its legacy. Upon reading this book, you will gain a new appreciation for this crucial team and understand what is meant when you hear the term "Level-IV"
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Shayler, David, 1955- author.
Series
Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. 2731-541X
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. A laboratory for the Space Shuttle
Chapter 2. "Ship-and-Shoot"
Chapter 3. From the ground up
Chapter 4. The men and women of Level-IV
Chapter 5. Creating a system that worked
Chapter 6. Towards that first payload
Chapter 7. Path to a quick turnaround
Chapter 8. Ramping up the flight rate
Chapter 9. The shutdown years
Chapter 10. Pallet and MPESS missions
Chapter 11. Module missions
Chapter 12. Spacelab says goodbye
Chapter 13. A place in history
Chapter 14. Closing comments.
Chapter 2. "Ship-and-Shoot"
Chapter 3. From the ground up
Chapter 4. The men and women of Level-IV
Chapter 5. Creating a system that worked
Chapter 6. Towards that first payload
Chapter 7. Path to a quick turnaround
Chapter 8. Ramping up the flight rate
Chapter 9. The shutdown years
Chapter 10. Pallet and MPESS missions
Chapter 11. Module missions
Chapter 12. Spacelab says goodbye
Chapter 13. A place in history
Chapter 14. Closing comments.