Start Date
4-1979 8:00 AM
Description
The Spacelab concept of providing standard, reusable accommodations for Orbiter-attached payloads has the promise of yielding highly rewarding research. Although NASA experience with aircraft, sounding rockets, Skylab and free flyers can be applied to Spacelab payload management, new and innovative management approaches must be tailored to meet unique Spacelab and STS requirements.
This paper will discuss from a Spacelab Payload Manager's perspective the major management challenges which must be successfully overcome if payload programs are to not only exist but thrive. Specific management strategies for meeting these challenges will also be discussed.
The Challenge of Managing a Spacelab Program
The Spacelab concept of providing standard, reusable accommodations for Orbiter-attached payloads has the promise of yielding highly rewarding research. Although NASA experience with aircraft, sounding rockets, Skylab and free flyers can be applied to Spacelab payload management, new and innovative management approaches must be tailored to meet unique Spacelab and STS requirements.
This paper will discuss from a Spacelab Payload Manager's perspective the major management challenges which must be successfully overcome if payload programs are to not only exist but thrive. Specific management strategies for meeting these challenges will also be discussed.
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