United Space Alliance (USA) is the major corporate partner in the National Aeronautical and Space Agency's (NASA) Space Shuttle Program. This paper describes the major shift in NASA's operation of the Space Shuttle Program to the private sector. It describes USA's role in performing all Shuttle pre-flight processing, mission operations, and training to include astronauts. It focuses on the different types and methods of training for the Space Shuttle Program.


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    Title :

    Technical Training for the United States Space Shuttle Program


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Advances In Aviation Safety Conference & Exposition ; 1998



    Publication date :

    1998-04-06




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English