NSTS 1988 News Reference Manual

Editors NOTE: This document is an exact hypertexting of the NSTS News Reference manual that was handed out to the press in September 1988. It is online for historical purposes only and does not reflect the many changes or improvements to the Shuttle Fleet after that date. Although this was the last date this particular document was updated, Space Shuttle Annual reports (located at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/) contain updates to some of this information.

  • SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
  • ORBITER MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY
  • OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS
  • SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS
  • EXTERNAL TANK
  • SPACE SHUTTLE COORDINATE SYSTEM
  • ORBITER STRUCTURE
  • ORBITER PASSIVE THERMAL CONTROL
  • ORBITER PURGE, VENT AND DRAIN SYSTEM
  • ORBITER FLIGHT CREW ESCAPE SYSTEMS
  • CREW EQUIPMENT
  • SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER SYSTEMS
  • MISSION EVENTS SUMMARY
  • DISPLAYS AND CONTROLS
  • SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PAYLOADS
  • NASA CENTERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • ORBITER APPROACH AND LANDING TEST PROGRAM
  • SPACE SHUTTLE CHRONOLOGY
  • CONTRACTORS
  • ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
  • METRIC CONVERSION TABLE
  • NEWSROOM REFERENCES

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    Information content from the NSTS Shuttle Reference Manual (1988)
    Last Hypertexed Thursday August 31 10:22:45 EDT 2000
    Jim Dumoulin (dumoulin@titan.ksc.nasa.gov)