This document synthesizes operations concepts and operability requirements development activities initiated during the mid 1980's through NASA and joint NASA/DOD studies such as Shuttle Ground Operations and Efficiencies/Technologies Study (SGOE/TS), Space Transportation Architecture Study (STAS), Advanced Launch Systems (ALS), National Launch Systems (NLS), Operationally Efficient Propulsion Systems Study (OEPSS), Operationally Efficient Launch Site Study (OELS), the 1993 NASA Access to Space (ATS) Study, and the 1994 DOD Space Launch Modernization Plan
This document was prepared by the Operations Concept Document Working Group in support of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Technology Development and Demonstration Program Operations Synergy Team. Significant contributions were made by each of the following individuals and the organizations they represent.
INDUSTRY
Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc. - Ray Byrd
Lockheed Space Operations Company - Pat Scott
Martin Marietta Manned Space Systems - Bob Atkins
McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company - Rick Vargo
Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International Corporation - Glen Waldrop
Rockwell International Corporation - Jake Huether
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
Craig McCreary
Carey McCleskey
Russ Rhodes
Edgar Zapata
Marshall Space Flight Center
Dr. John Hanson
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Edgar Zapata, NASA Kennedy Space Center
Shuttle Process Engineering Directorate, Fluid Systems Division