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4-1971 8:00 AM

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A high order computer language called ALOFT has been developed for the checkout and operation of complex space oriented equipment such as the proposed NASA Space Shuttle. The flexibility of the language makes it equally suited for use with existing launch vehicles such as Saturn, Titan, etc. and space systems such as Space Station, Viking, etc. With such flexibility it can be assumed that the language will be equally acceptable to future vehicles, space experiments, etc.

Flexibility is obtained by making the language independent of any test system and providing for the user to define a wide variety of words and functions, This later capability also makes it independent of the device it is testing.

The paper describes the language and its syntax. It also shows its ability to operate in a multidiscipline environment independent of the test system.

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Apr 1st, 8:00 AM

Aloft: A Language Oriented to Flight Engineering & Testing

A high order computer language called ALOFT has been developed for the checkout and operation of complex space oriented equipment such as the proposed NASA Space Shuttle. The flexibility of the language makes it equally suited for use with existing launch vehicles such as Saturn, Titan, etc. and space systems such as Space Station, Viking, etc. With such flexibility it can be assumed that the language will be equally acceptable to future vehicles, space experiments, etc.

Flexibility is obtained by making the language independent of any test system and providing for the user to define a wide variety of words and functions, This later capability also makes it independent of the device it is testing.

The paper describes the language and its syntax. It also shows its ability to operate in a multidiscipline environment independent of the test system.

 

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