dalka (11/17/82)
What exactly is NASA going to do to the shuttle??? I've heard they're going to add lots of new equipment to it. Someone I talked to went so far as to say they were going to put new computers in it........ Ken Dalka ihuxe!dalka
ralph (11/17/82)
My information on the shuttle overhaul indicates, among other things: o Removal of instruments installed for the test flights. o Additional crew seats an whatnot to allow up to 6 people on board. o Modifications to the cargo bay to handle the European SpaceLab. o Upgrades to the main engines. o Addition/Upgrades to the onboard electronics, although the computers were not mentioned specifically. o Replacement of some of the famous tiles with the new ablative heat blanket. I'd be interested in any other info anyone has. Ralph Keyser BTL Indianapolis inuxc!ralph
genesis (11/17/82)
I heard that they also plan to install a galley for cooking in Columbia. Don't ask me how they can cook up there, seems to me everything would just fly around, regardless where they put it. Russ Sehnoutka BTL - IW ihps3!ihuxb!genesis
sjb (11/18/82)
The overhaul will basically consist of the following: 1) Equipment used for the test flights (to gather data on the shuttle's performance) will be removed. 2) The ejection seats will be taken out of the cockpit. These were deactivated for STS-5, but NASA will actually now take them out to make more space in the cockpit. 3) The cargo bay will be strengthened. 4) More space will be provided in the cargo bay, and it will be outfitted to carry Spacelab.