SPACE: Automating shuttle

From: Greg Burch (gregburch@gregburch.net)
Date: Sat Apr 26 2003 - 18:16:32 MDT

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    There's a fascinating article at

    http://www.spacedaily.com/news/shuttle-03o1.html

    and

    http://www.spacedaily.com/news/shuttle-03o2.html

    proposing a full automation of the shuttle as a means to make the whole
    ISS/STS system more useful and safer. The idea is to use the Soyuz as
    the sole crew transfer system, keeping two on station to increase the
    ISS staffing to six. All heavy transfers would be accomplished by a
    fully automated, unmanned shuttle system. There's a good discussion of
    options to address the one required capability -- STS/ISS docking --
    that isn't yet automated.

    Greg Burch
    Vice-President, Extropy Institute
    http://www.gregburch.net

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