Space research and SPARTAN

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Jan 1985

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 23rd, Reno, NV, Jan. 14-17, 1985. 49 p.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Missile Design, Space Exploration, Spaceborne Astronomy, Spartan Missile, Technology Utilization, X Ray Astronomy, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Attitude Control, Galactic Clusters, Missile Control, Payload Control, Space Missions, Supernova Remnants

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For a number of years, space research has been primarily conducted with sounding rockets and orbiting satellites. The use of satellites has disadvantages related to cost and the long lead time from design to launch, while a drawback in the case of sounding rockets is the short flight time of only a few minutes. The development of the Shuttle led to the proposal to employ for space research an autonomous free-flying payload deployed and recovered by the Shuttle. The proposed payload, called SPEAR (Small Payload Ejection and Recovery), looked very much like a rocket payload. Subsequently, the payload developed into a more compact form, and its name became Spartan-1. Attention is given to the demands of space research, the Spartan-1 payload, the payload functional control system, the thermal control system, the Spartan-1 mission, and the future of Spartan.

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