A study was conducted to determine if a group of existing astronomy experiments, with stated scientific objectives could be accommodated by the sortie mission. Additional goals of the study included defining the operational concept, the support hardware, mission profiles, and the kind of interfaces that would be required with the space shuttle and sortie lab. The results of the study are presented and indicate that the astronomy sortie mission concept: (1) is technically feasible using present-day technology with a few exceptions, (2) is responsive to the stated scientific objectives, and (3) does provide an important contribution to the overall space astronomy program.


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    Title :

    Astronomy sortie missions definition study. Volume 1: Executive summary


    Publication date :

    1972-09-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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