Development of an Electromechanical Ground Support System for NASA’s Payload
Transfer Operations: A Case Study of Multidisciplinary Work in the Space Shuttle
Program
Felix A. Soto Toro, Chan Ham
Space shuttle Atlantis was launched from Kennedy Space
Center on July 8, 2011 and landed on July 21, 2011, the
final flight of the 30-year Shuttle Program. The
development and support of the Space Transportation
System (STS) had required intensive coordination by
scientists and engineers from multiple program
disciplines. This paper presents a case study of a typical
multidisciplinary effort that was proposed in the late
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