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- From: noyes@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (tom noyes 283-4177)
- Subject: Re: Double flight ?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.192733.22870@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
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- References: <1992Jul22.093505.22310@newshost.anu.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:27:33 GMT
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- No there are no plans for a double flight.
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- There are several reasons why. Maybe someone else can tell your more
- this is not in my current job.
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- 1) Stresses training facility usage (SMS, WETF ...)
- 2) Stresses Cape prelaunch/launch equipment usage (only one launch control)
- 3) Stresses Mission support capabilbities (mission control, MER, payload ops)
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- There is no permanent constraint that would prohibit the operation
- of a dual mission, but I doubt if the American taxpayer would like
- to increase the size of the work force necessary to support a double
- mission. You see there are just enough mission controllers to work around
- the clock for a given mission (plus a few extra), and there needs to
- be a dedicated mission control room for each flight (there are two
- mission control rooms at JSC). So we would have to qualify more people
- to act as mission controllers (lots of training, and lots of $). I would
- imagine that there are similar work force shortage problems that
- would arise at other facilities due to a dual launch.
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